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Bhagavatapurana 4.4.21

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4.4.21

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4.4.21

mā vaḥ padavyaḥ pitar asmad-āsthitā yā yajña-śālāsu na dhūma-vartmabhiḥ /
tad-anna-tṛptair asu-bhṛdbhir īḍitā avyakta-liṅgā avadhūta-sevitāḥ //

21. Further, the attainments (powers of *Aṇiman* etc.) possessed by us can never be yours; only those which belong to the sacri-

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

ficial halls form the lot of those that follow the path of smoke, and they are extolled by creatures gratified with the food (offered in sacrifices); while those that belong to us are due to the unmanifest (subtle) cause *i.e.* depend merely upon our wish, and they are resorted to (enjoyed) by the Avadhūtas (those that have realised Brahman).

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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