Bhagavatapurana 11.9.24
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.9.24
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- Sanskrit
11.9.24
evaṃ gurubhya etebhya eṣā me śikṣitā matiḥ /
svātmopaśikṣitāṃ buddhiṃ śṛṇu me vadataḥ prabho //
24. (Thus from these preceptors, this is the wisdom I gained; listen to what wisdom I gained by observing my own self (body), as I explain to thee, O king,
11.9.24.p1
deho gurur mama virakti-viveka-hetur $ bibhrat sma sattva-nidhanaṃ satatārty-udarkam &
25. My body is a preceptor to me, as it is the cause of renunciation and discrimination, being subject to birth and death and the bed of ever-growing affliction: for as I investigate into it and through it clearly understand the fundamental principles, I come to the conclusion that it belongs to others (kites, vultures, etc); so I go about without any attachment to it.
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (1)
- Padaratnāvalī — Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Āryacarita — Sanskrit