Bhagavatapurana 4.9.20
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4.9.20
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4.9.20
nānyair adhiṣṭhitaṃ bhadra yad bhrājiṣṇu dhruva-kṣiti /
yatra graharkṣa-tārāṇāṃ jyotiṣāṃ cakram āhitam //
Verse 19. *D.* भूयसां etc. It is impossible even for great yogins to obtain. Note by this expression it is indicated that it is unattainable only for the unworthy whereas it is easy to attain to by the worthy who are endowed with all the favourable circumstances and necessary means. This idea is borne out by the subsequent passage. 20 & 21. O blessed child, it is a brilliant place of permanent residence not occupied (attained to) by any other—a place in relation to which the multitudes of luminaries, viz., stars and constellations, are fixed in position, and which is like unto a post in the middle of the thrashing floor, to which oxen are bound; it is an abode which continues to exist even after the destruction of the intermediate Kalpas i. e. even when the three worlds are destroyed. Dharma, Agni, Kasyapa and Sukra are in the form of Nakshatras or stars; these and the seven sages known as residents of the forest, along with other constellations of stars, go round it always keeping it to their right.
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation