Bhagavatapurana 11.28.25
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.28.25
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11.28.25
vikṣipyamāṇair uta kiṃ nu dūṣaṇaṃ % ghanair upetair vigatai raveḥ kim //
Or when they are distracted, what fault is there? What does it matter to the sun whether clouds arrive or depart?
11.28.25.p2
yathā nabho vāyv-analāmbu-bhū-guṇair $ gatāgatair vartu-guṇair na sajjate &
Just as the sky is not bound by the qualities of wind, fire, water, and earth, nor by the qualities of the seasons that come and go,
26. Just as the sky is not affected by the qualities of the air, fire, water, and earth, or by those of the seasons that come and go, so also the imperishable Perfect Being higher than Ahaṅkāra (unchanging eternal principal of Ātman involved in the notion of Ahaṃ) (V. is not touched by the dirt of Satva, Rajas and Tamas which are the causes of saṃsāra (or which lead to mistaking the body for Ātman V.)
11.28.25.p3
yathā nabho vāyv-analāmbu-bhū-guṇair $ gatāgatair vartu-guṇair na sajjate &
Just as the sky is not bound by the qualities of wind, fire, water, and earth, nor by the qualities of the seasons that come and go,
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (1)
- Padaratnāvalī — Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha, Sanskrit