The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata
तस्मिन्नु ह वा उपशमशीला: परमर्षय: सकलजीवनिकायावासस्य भगवतो वासुदेवस्य भीतानां शरणभूतस्य श्रीमच्चरणारविन्दाविरतस्मरणाविगलितपरमभक्तियोगानुभावेन परिभावितान्तर्हृदयाधिगते भगवति सर्वेषां भूतानामात्मभूते प्रत्यगात्मन्येवा- त्मनस्तादात्म्यमविशेषेण समीयु: ॥ २७ ॥
Transliteration
tasminn u ha vā upaśama-śīlāḥ paramarṣayaḥ sakala-jīva-nikāyāvāsasya bhagavato vāsudevasya bhītānāṁ śaraṇa-bhūtasya śrīmac-caraṇāravindāvirata-smaraṇāvigalita-parama-bhakti-yogānu-bhāvena paribhāvitāntar-hṛdayādhigate bhagavati sarveṣāṁ bhūtānām ātma-bhūte pratyag-ātmany evātmanas tādātmyam aviśeṣeṇa samīyuḥ.
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tasmin — in that paramahaṁsa-āśrama; u — certainly; ha — so celebrated; vā — indeed; upaśama-śīlāḥ — in the renounced order of life; parama-ṛṣayaḥ — the great sages; sakala — all; jīva — of living entities; nikāya — in total; āvāsasya — the residence; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudevasya — Lord Vāsudeva; bhītānām — of those afraid of material existence; śaraṇa-bhūtasya — the one who is the only shelter; śrīmat — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; caraṇa-aravinda — the lotus feet; avirata — constantly; smaraṇa — remembering; avigalita — completely uncontaminated; parama — supreme; bhakti-yoga — of mystic devotional service; anubhāvena — by the prowess; paribhāvita — purified; antaḥ — within; hṛdaya — the heart; adhigate — perceived; bhagavati — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarveṣām — of all; bhūtānām — living entities; ātma-bhūte — situated within the body; pratyak — directly; ātmani — with the Supreme Supersoul; eva — certainly; ātmanaḥ — of the self; tādātmyam — qualitative equality; aviśeṣeṇa — without differences; samīyuḥ — realized.
Translation
“Thus situated in the renounced order from the beginning of their lives, all three of them completely controlled the activities of their senses and thus became great saints. They concentrated their minds always upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the resting place of the totality of living entities and who is therefore celebrated as Vāsudeva. Lord Vāsudeva is the only shelter of those who are actually afraid of material existence. By constantly thinking of His lotus feet, these three sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata became advanced in pure devotional service. By the prowess of their devotional service, they could directly perceive the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul, and realize that there was qualitatively no difference between themselves and Him.”