Srila Vyasadeva’s Sri Vedanta-sutra

Invocation

satyaˆ jñ€nam anantaˆ brahma-iv€di-stutaˆ bhajad-r™pam
govindaˆ tam acintyaˆ hetum adoaˆ namasy€maƒ 

s™tr€ˆubhis tamasi vyudasya vast™ni yaƒ par…kayate
sa jayati satyavataye harir anuvtto nata-pre˜haƒ

Chapter (Adhy€ya) I

P€da I

AdhikaraŠa 1 (Inquiry into Brahman)

1   S™tra 1
ath€to brahma-jijñ€s€

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Origin of Everything)

2   S™tra 2
janm€dy asya yataƒ

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead May be Understood by
the Revelation of the Vedic Scriptures)

3   S™tra 3
€stra-yonitv€t

AdhikaraŠa 4 (This is Confirmed by the Vedic scriptures)

4   S™tra 4
tat tu samanvay€t

AdhikaraŠa 5 (Brahman Is Knowable)

5   S™tra 5
…kater n€abdam

6   S™tra 6
gauŠa cen n€tma-abd€t

7   S™tra 7
tan ni˜hasya mokapade€t

8   S™tra 8
heyatva-vacan€c ca

9   S™tra 9
sv€py€t

10 S™tra 10
gati-samany€t

11 S™tra 11
rutatv€c ca

 AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Supreme Brahman Is Full of Bliss)

12 S™tra 12
€nandamayo ’bhy€s€t

13 S™tra 13
vik€ra-abd€n neti cen na pracury€t

14 S™tra 14
tad-hetu-vyapade€c ca

15 S™tra 15
mantra-varŠikam eva ca g…yate

16 S™tra 16
netaro ’nupapatteƒ

17 S™tra 17
bheda-vyapade€c ca

18 S™tra 18
k€m€c ca n€num€n€pek€

19 S™tra 19
asminn asya ca tad-yogam asti

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Nature of the Person Within)

20 S™tra 20
antas tad-dharmopade€t

21 S™tra 21
bheda-vyapade€c c€nyaƒ

Adhikarana 8 (The Word ”šk€a” Refers to Brahman)

22 S™tra 22
€k€as tal-li‰g€t

Adhikarana 9 (The Word ”Pr€Ša” Refers to Brahman)

23 S™tra 23
ata eva pr€Šaƒ

Adhikarana 10 (The Word ”Jyotis” Refers to Brahman)

24 S™tra 24
jyoti-caraŠ€bhidh€n€t

25 S™tra 25
chando-bhidh€n€n neti cen na tath€ ceto ’rpaŠa-nig€d€t tath€ hi daranam

26 S™tra 26
bh™t€di-pada-vyapadeopapatte caivam

27 S™tra 27
upadea-bhed€n neti cen nobhayasminn apy avirodh€t

Adhikarana 11 (The Word ”Pr€Ša” Refers to Brahman)

28 S™tra 28
pr€Šas tath€nugam€t

29 S™tra 29
na vaktur €tmopade€d iti ced adhy€tma-sambandha-bh™ma hy asmin

30 S™tra 30
€stra-d˜y€ t™padeo v€madevavat

31 S™tra 31
j…va-mukhya-pr€Ša-ling€n neti cen nop€sya-
traividhy€d €ritatv€d iha tad-yog€t

P€da II

Adhikarana 1 (The Word ”Manomaya” Refers to Brahman)

Introduction

manomay€dibhiƒ abdaiƒ svar™paˆ yasya k…rtyate
hdaye sphuratu r…m€n mam€sau y€masundaraƒ

32 S™tra 1
sarvatra prasiddhopade€t

33 S™tra 2
vivakita-guŠopapatte ca

34 S™tra 3
anupapatte tu na €r…raƒ

35 S™tra 4
karma-kart-vyapade€c ca

36 S™tra 5
abda-vie€t

37 S™tra 6
smte ca

38 S™tra 7
arbhakaukastv€t tad-vyapade€c ca neti cen na nic€yyatv€d evaˆ vyomavac ca

39 S™tra 8
sambhoga-pr€ptir iti cen na vaiey€t

Adhikarana 2 (The Eater is Brahman)

40 S™tra 9
att€ car€cara-grahaŠ€t

41 S™tra 10
prakaraŠ€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Associate in the Cave is Brahman)

42 S™tra 11
guh€ˆ pravi˜€v €tm€nau hi tad daran€t

43 S™tra 12
vieaŠ€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Person in the Eye is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

44 S™tra 13
antara upapatteƒ

45 S™tra 14
sth€n€di-vyapade€c ca

46 S™tra 15
sukha-vii˜€bhidh€n€d eva

47 S™tra 16
rutopaniatka-gaty-abhidh€n€c ca

48 S™tra 17
anavasthiter asambhav€c ca netaraƒ

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Internal Ruler is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

49 S™tra 18
antary€my adhidaiv€diu tad-dharma-vyapade€t

50 S™tra 19
na ca sm€rtam atad-dharm€bhil€p€t

51 S™tra 20
ar…ra cobhaye ’pi hi bhedenainam adh…yate

AdhikaraŠa 6 (”Akara” is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

52 S™tra 21
adyatv€di-guŠako dharmokteƒ

53 S™tra 22
vieaŠa-bheda-vyapade€bhy€m ca netarau

54 S™tra 23
r™popany€s€c ca

55 S™tra 24
prakaraŠ€t

AdhikaraŠa 7 (”Vaiv€nara” is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

56 S™tra 25
vaiv€naraƒ s€dharaŠa-abda-vie€t

57 S™tra 26
smaryam€Šam anum€naˆ sy€d iti

58 S™tra 27
abd€dibhyo ’ntaƒ prati˜h€n€c ca neti cen na tath€ d˜y-
upade€d asambhav€t purua-vidham api cainam adh…yate

59 S™tra 28
ata eva na devat€ bh™taˆ ca

60 S™tra 29
s€k€d apy avirodhaˆ jaiminiƒ

61 S™tra 30
abhivyakter ity €marathyaƒ

62 S™tra 31
anusmter iti b€dariƒ

63 S™tra 32
sampatter iti jaiminis tath€ hi darayati

64 S™tra 33
€mananti cainam asmin

P€da III

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Abode of Heaven)

Introduction

vivaˆ bibharti niƒsvaˆ yaƒ k€ruŠy€d eva deva-r€˜
mam€sau param€nando govindas tanut€ˆ ratim

65 S™tra 1
dyu-bhv-€dy-€yatanaˆ sva-abd€t

66 S™tra 2
muktopaspya vyapade€t

67 S™tra 3
n€num€nam atac-chabd€t

68 S™tra 4
pr€Ša-bhc ca

69 S™tra 5
bheda-vyapade€c ca

70 S™tra 6
prakaraŠ€t

71 S™tra 7
sthity-adan€bhy€ˆ ca

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Fullness is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

72 S™tra 8
bh™m€ sampras€d€d adhyupade€t

73 S™tra 9
dharmopapatte ca

AdhikaraŠa 3 (”Akara” Refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

74 S™tra 10
akaram ambar€nta-dhteƒ

75 S™tra 11
s€ ca pra€san€t

76 S™tra 12
anya-bh€va-vy€vtte ca

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The ”Purua” Seen in Brahmaloka is the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead)

77 S™tra 13
…kati-karma-vyapade€t saƒ

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The ”Dahara” is the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

78 S™tra 14
dahara uttarebhyaƒ

79 S™tra 15
gati-abd€bhy€ˆ tath€ hi d˜aˆ li‰gaˆ ca

80 S™tra 16
dhte ca mahimno ’sy€sminn upalabdheƒ

81 S™tra 17
prasiddhe ca

82 S™tra 18
itara-par€mar€t sa iti cen n€sambhav€t

83 S™tra 19
uttar€c ced €virbh€va-svar™pas tu

84 S™tra 20
any€rtha ca par€marah

85 S™tra 21
alpa-ruter iti cet tad-uktam

86 S™tra 22
anuktes tasya ca

87 S™tra 23
api smaryate

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Person the Size of a Thumb is the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead)

88 S™tra 24
abd€d eva pramitaƒ

89 S™tra 25
hdy upekay€ tu manuy€dhik€ratv€t

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Devas Can Meditate on the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead)

90 S™tra 26
tad upary api b€dar€yaŠaƒ sambhav€t

91 S™tra 27
virodhaƒ karmaŠ…ti cen n€neka-pratipatter daran€t

92 S™tra 28
abda iti cen n€taƒ prabhav€t pratyak€num€n€bhy€m

93 S™tra 29
ata eva ca nityatvam

94 S™tra 30
sam€na-n€ma-r™patv€c c€vtt€v apy avirodho daran€t smte ca

95 S™tra 31
madhv-€div asambhav€d anadhik€raˆ jaiminiƒ

96 S™tra 32
jyotii bh€v€c ca

97 S™tra 33
bh€vaˆ tu b€dar€yaŠo ’sti hi

AdhikaraŠa 8 (Sudras Not Qualified For Vedic Meditation)

98 S™tra 34
’sug asya tad-an€dara-ravaŠ€t tad€dravaŠ€t s™cyate hi

99 S™tra 35
katriyatv€vagate cottaratra caitrarathena li‰g€t

100 S™tra 36
saˆsk€ra-par€mar€t tad-abh€v€bhil€p€c ca

101 S™tra 37
tad-abh€va-nirdh€raŠe ca pravtteƒ

102 S™tra 38
ravaŠ€dhyayan€rthaˆ pratiedh€t smte ca

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Thunderbolt in Ka˜ha Upaniad 2.3.2 is the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead)

103 S™tra 39
kampan€t

104 S™tra 40
jyotir-daran€t

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The ”šk€a” in Ch€ndogya Upaniad 8.14.1 is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead)

105 S™tra 41
€k€o ’rth€ntaratv€di-vyapade€t

AdhikaraŠa 11 (At Both the Time of Dreamless Sleep and the Time of 
the J…va’s Departure From the Material World the J…va and the Supreme
Personality of Godhead Are Different)

106 S™tra 42
suupty-utkr€ntyor bhedena

107 S™tra 43
paty-€di-abdebhyaƒ

P€da IV

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Word ”Avyakta” in Ka˜ha Upaniad 1.3.11 Refers to 
the Subtle Body and not to Pradh€na)

Invocation

tamaƒ sa‰khya-ghanod…rŠa-vid…rŠaˆ yasya go-gaŠaiƒ
taˆ samvid-bh™aŠaˆ kŠa-p™aŠaˆ samup€smahe

108 S™tra 1
anum€nikam apy eke€m iti cen ar…ra-r™paka-vinyasta-gh…tair darayati ca

109 S™tra 2
s™kmaˆ tu tad-arhatv€t

110 S™tra 3
tad-adh…natv€d arthavat

111 S™tra 4
jñeyatv€vacanatv€c ca

112 S™tra 5
vadat…ti cen na pr€jño hi prakaraŠ€t

113 S™tra 6
tray€Š€m eva caivam upany€sah prana ca

114 S™tra 7
mahadvac ca

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The ”Aj€” of ®vet€vatara Upaniad 4.5 Does Not Mean
Pradh€na)

115 S™tra 8
canasavad avie€t

116 S™tra 9
jyotir upakram€ tu tath€ hy adh…yate eke

117 S™tra 10
kalpanopade€c ca madhv-€di-vad avirodhaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Phrase ”Pañca-pañca-jan€ƒ” in Bhad-€raŠyaka 
Upaniad 4.4.17 Does Not Refer to the 25 Elements of Sa‰khya)

118 S™tra 11
na sa‰khyopasa‰grah€d api n€n€-bh€v€d atirek€c ca

119 S™tra 12
pr€n€dayo v€kya-e€t

120 S™tra 13
jyotiaike€m asaty anne

AdhikaraŠa 4 (Brahman Is The Only Original Cause)

121 S™tra 14
k€raŠatvena c€k€€diu yath€ vyapadi˜oktheƒ

122 S™tra 15
sam€kar€t

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The ”Purua” of the Kau…taki Upaniad Is Brahman)

123 S™tra 16
jagad-v€citv€t

124 S™tra 17
j…va-mukhya-pr€Ša-li‰g€n neti cet tad-vy€khy€tam

125 S™tra 18
any€rthaˆ tu jaiminiƒ prana-vy€khy€n€bhy€m api caivam eke

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The ”Atm€” of Bhad-€raŠyaka Upaniad 4.5 is Brahman 
and Not J…va)

126 S™tra 19
v€ky€nvay€t

127 S™tra 20
pratijñ€-siddher li‰gam €marathyaƒ

128 S™tra 21
utkramiyata evaˆ bh€v€d ity auulomiƒ

129 S™tra 22
avasthiter iti k€aktsnaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 7 (Brahman is Both Primary and Secondary Cause)

130 S™tra 23
prakti ca pratijñ€ d˜€nt€nuparodh€t

131 S™tra 24
abhidhyopade€c ca

132 S™tra 25
s€k€c cobhay€mn€n€t

133 S™tra 26
€tma-kteƒ pariŠ€m€t

134 S™tra 27
yoni ca hi g…yate

AdhikaraŠa 8 (All Names Are Names of Lord ViŠu)

135 S™tra 28
etena sarve vy€khy€t€ vy€khy€t€ƒ

Chapter (Adhyaya) II

P€da I

Mangalacarana by Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana:

duryuktika-droŠaja-b€na-vikataˆ
par…kitaˆ yaƒ sphu˜am uttar€rayam
sudaranena ruti-maulim avyathaˆ
vyadh€t sa kŠaƒ prabhur astu me gatiƒ

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Sankhya Philosophy Refuted)

136 S™tra 1
smty-anavak€a-doa-prasa‰ga iti cen n€nya-smty-anavak€a-doa-prasa‰g€t

137 S™tra 2
itare€ˆ c€nupalabdheƒ

AdhikaraŠa 2 (Yoga Refuted)

138 S™tra 3
etena yoga-prayuktaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Vedas Are Eternal and Infallible)

139 S™tra 4
na vilakaŠatv€d asya tath€tvaˆ ca abd€t

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Words ”Fire” and ”Earth” Refer to the Devas)

140 S™tra 5
abhim€ni-vyapadeas tu vie€nugatibhy€m

AdhikaraŠa 5 (That The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is The Original 
Creator Is Proved By Logic)

141 S™tra 6
dyate tu

AdhikaraŠa 6 (Nothingness Is Not The First Cause)

142 S™tra 7
asad iti cen na pratiedha-m€tratv€t

143 S™tra 8
ap…tau tadvat psa‰g€d asamañjasam

144 S™tra 9
na tu d˜€nta-bh€v€t

145 S™tra 10
sva-pake do€c ca

146 S™tra 11
tark€prati˜h€n€d apy anyath€numeyam iti ced evam apy anirmoka-prasa‰gaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 7 (KaŠ€da and Gautama Refuted)

147 S™tra 12
etena i˜€ aparigrah€ api vy€khy€t€ƒ

148 S™tra 13
bhoktr€patter avibh€ga cet sy€l lokavat

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Material World is Not Different From the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead)

149 S™tra 14
tad-ananyatvam €rambhaŠa-abd€dibhyaƒ

150 S™tra 15
bh€ve copalabdheƒ

151 S™tra 16
sattv€c c€varasya

152 S™tra 17
asad-vyapade€n neti cen na dharm€ntareŠa v€kya-e€t

153 S™tra 18
yukteƒ abd€ntar€c ca

154 S™tra 19
pa˜avac ca

155 S™tra 20
yath€ ca pr€Š€diƒ

Adhikarana 9 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Creator of 
the Material World)

156 S™tra 21
itara-vyapade€d dhit€karaŠ€di-doa-prasaktiƒ

157 S™tra 22
adhikaˆ tu bheda-nirde€t

158 S™tra 23
am€di-vac ca-anupapattiƒ

159 S™tra 24
upasaˆh€ra-daran€n neti cet k…ra-vad dhi

160 S™tra 25
dev€di-vad iti loke

161 S™tra 26
ktsna-prasaktir niravayavatva-abda-vy€kopo v€

162 S™tra 27
rutes tu abda-m™latv€t

163 S™tra 28
€tmani caivaˆ vicitr€ ca hi

164 S™tra 29
sva-pake do€c ca

165 S™tra 30
sarvopet€ ca tad daran€t

166 S™tra 31
vikaraŠatv€n neti cet tad uktam

167 S™tra 32
na-prayo janavattv€t

168 S™tra 33
lokavat tu l…l€-kaivalyam

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is Neither Cruel 
Nor Unjust)

169 S™tra 34
vaiamya-nairghŠyena na s€pekatv€t tath€ hi darayati

170 S™tra 35
na karm€vibh€g€d iti cen n€n€ditv€t

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is Impartial)

171 S™tra 36
upapadyate c€py upalabhyate ca

172 S™tra 37
sarva-dharmopapatte ca

Pada II

Mangalacarana by Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana:

kŠa-dvaip€yanaˆ naumi yaƒ sa‰khy€dy-ukti-kaŠ˜ak€n
chitv€ yukty-asin€ vivam kŠa-kr…€-sthalaˆ vyadh€t

AdhikaraŠa 1 (SaŠkhya Refuted)

173 S™tra 1
racan€nupapatte ca n€num€nam

174 S™tra 2
pravtte ca

175 S™tra 3
payo ’mbu-vac cet tatr€pi

176 S™tra 4
vyatirek€navasthite c€napekatv€t

177 S™tra 5
anyatr€bh€v€c ca na tŠ€di-vat

178 S™tra 6
abhyupagame ’py arth€bh€v€t

179 S™tra 7
puru€ma-vad iti cet tath€pi

180 S™tra 8
a‰gitv€nupapatte ca

181 S™tra 9
anyath€numittau ca jña-akti-viyog€t

182 S™tra 10
vipratiedh€c c€samañjasam

AdhikaraŠa 2 (Refutation of the Atomic Theory)

183 S™tra 11
mahad d…rgha-vad v€ hrasva-parimaŠal€bhy€m

184 S™tra 12
ubhayath€pi na karm€tas tad-abh€vaƒ

185 S™tra 13
samav€y€bhyupagam€c ca s€my€d anavasthiteƒ

186 S™tra 14
nityam eva ca bh€v€t

187 S™tra 15
r™p€dimat-tv€c ca viparyayo daran€t

188 S™tra 16
ubhayath€ ca do€t

189 S™tra 17
aparigrah€c c€tyantam anapek€

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Bauddha Philosophy Refuted)

190 S™tra 18
samud€ya ubhaya-hetuke ’pi tad-apr€ptiƒ

191 S™tra 19
itaretara-pratyayatv€d iti cen notpatti-m€tra-nimittatv€t

192 S™tra 20
uttarotp€de ca puva-nirodh€t

193 S™tra 21
asati prati jñoparodho yaugapadyam anyath€

194 S™tra 22
pratisa‰khy€pratisa‰khy€ nirodha-pr€ptir avicched€t

195 S™tra 23
ubhayath€ ca do€t

196 S™tra 24
€k€e c€vie€t

197 S™tra 25
anusmte ca

198 S™tra 26
n€sato ’d˜atv€t

199 S™tra 27
ud€s…n€n€m api caivaˆ siddhiƒ

AdhikaraŠa 4 (Refutation of Yog€c€ra)

200 S™tra 28
n€bh€va upalabdheƒ

201 S™tra 29
vaidharmy€c ca na svapn€di-vat

202 S™tra 30
na bh€vo ’nupalabdheƒ

203 S™tra 31
kaŠikatv€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 5 (M€dhyamika Refuted)

204 S™tra 32
sarvath€nupapatte ca

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Jaina Theory Refuted)

205 S™tra 33
naikasminn asambhav€t

206 S™tra 34
evaˆ c€tm€k€rtsnyam

207 S™tra 35
na ca pary€y€d apy avirodha-vik€r€dibhyaƒ

208 S™tra 36
anty€vasthite cobhya-nityatv€d avie€t

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The P€up€tas [®aivas] Refuted)

209 S™tra 37
patyur as€mañjasy€t

210 S™tra 38
sambandh€nupapatte ca

211 S™tra 39
adhi˜h€n€nupapatte ca

212 S™tra 40
karaŠavac cen na bhog€dibhyaƒ

213 S™tra 41
antavattvam asarvajñ€t€ v€

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The ®aktas Refuted)

214 S™tra 42
utpatty-asambhav€t

215 S™tra 43
na ca kartuƒ karaŠam

216 S™tra 44
vijñ€n€di-bh€vo v€ tad-apratiedhaƒ

217 S™tra 45
vipratiedh€c ca

Pada III

Introduction by ®r…la Baladeva Vidy€bh™aŠa:

vyom€di-viayaˆ gobhir bibharti vijagh€na yaƒ
sa t€ˆ mad-viay€ˆ bh€sv€n kŠaƒ praŠihaniyati

AdhikaraŠa 1 (Ether Is Created)

218 S™tra 1
na viyad aruteƒ

219 S™tra 2
asti tu

220 S™tra 3  
gauŠy asambhav€c chabd€c ca

221 S™tra 4
sy€c caikasya brahma-abda-vat

222 S™tra 5
pratijñ€h€nir avyatirek€c cabdebhyaƒ

223 S™tra 6
y€vad vik€raˆ tu vibh€go loka-vat

AdhikaraŠa 2 (Air Is Created)

224 S™tra 7
etena m€tariv€ vy€khy€taƒ

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead Is Not Created)

225 S™tra 8
asambhavas tu sato ’nupapatteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 4 (Fire Is Manifested From Air)

226 S™tra 9
tejo ’tas tath€ hy €ha

AdhikaraŠa 5 (Water Is Manifested From Fire)

227 S™tra 10
€paƒ

AdhikaraŠa 6 (Earth is Manifested From Water, and the Word ”Anna” in 
the Ch€ndogya Upaniad Means Earth”)

228 S™tra 11
pthivy-adhik€ra-r™pa-abd€ntarebhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Elements Are Manifested From the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead)

229 S™tra 12
tad abhidhy€n€d eva tu ling€t saƒ

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Cause of 
Matter’s Transformation)

230 S™tra 13
viparyayeŠa tu kramo ’ta upapadyate ca

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Creator of Mind
and Intelligence)

231 S™tra 14
antar€ vi vijñ€na-manas…-krameŠa tal-li‰g€d iti cen n€vie€t

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Words Are Names of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

232 S™tra 15
car€cara-vyap€rayas tu sy€t tad-vyapadeo ’bh€ktas tad-bh€va-bh€vitv€t

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The Individual Spirit Souls Are Eternal and Without Beginning)

233 S™tra 16
n€tm€ ruter nityatv€c ca t€bhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 12 (The Individual Spirit Souls Are Both Knowledge and Knowers)

234 S™tra 17
jño ’ta eva

AdhikaraŠa 13 (The Individual Spirit Souls Are Atomic)

235 S™tra 18
utkr€nti-gaty-€gat…n€m

236 S™tra 19
sv€tmana cottarayoƒ

237 S™tra 20
n€Šur atac chruter iti cen netar€dhik€r€t

238 S™tra 21
sva-abdonm€n€bhy€ˆ ca

239 S™tra 22
avirodha candana-vat

240 S™tra 23
avasthiti-vaiey€d iti cen n€bhyupagam€d dhdi hi

241 S™tra 24
guŠ€d v€lokavat

242 S™tra 25
vyatireko gandhavat tath€ hi darayati

243 S™tra 26
pthag-upade€t

244 S™tra 27
tad-guŠa-s€ratv€t tad vyapadeaƒ pr€jña-vat

245 S™tra 28
y€vad €tma-bh€vitv€c ca na doas tad-daran€t

246 S™tra 29
puˆstv€di-vat tv asya sato ’bhivyaki-yog€t

247 S™tra 30
nityopalabdhy-anupalabdhi-prasa‰go ’nyatara-niyamo v€nyath€

AdhikaraŠa 14 (The Individual Spirit Souls Performs Actions)

248 S™tra 31
kart€ €str€rthavat-tv€t

249 S™tra 32
vih€ropade€t

250 S™tra 33
up€d€n€t

251 S™tra 34
vyapade€c ca kriy€y€ˆ na cen nirdea-viparyayaƒ

252 S™tra 35
upalabdhi-vad aniyamaƒ

253 S™tra 36
akti-viparyay€t

254 S™tra 37
sam€dhy-abh€v€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 15 (Activity Is the Soul’s Nature)

255 S™tra 38
yath€ ca takobhayath€

AdhikaraŠa 16 (The Individual Spirit Soul is Dependent on the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead)

256 S™tra 39
par€t tu tac-chruteƒ

257 S™tra 40
kta-prayatn€pekas tu vihita-pratiiddh€vaiyarthy€dibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 17 (The Individual Spirit Soul is Part and Parcel of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

258 S™tra 41
aˆo n€n€ vyapade€d anyath€ c€pi d€sa-kitav€ditvam adh…yate eke

259 S™tra 42
mantra-varŠ€t

260 S™tra 43
api smaryate

AdhikaraŠa 18 (The Lord’s Incarnations Are Not Part and Parcel of the 
Lord, For They Are the Lord Himself)

261 S™tra 44
prak€€di-van naivaˆ paraƒ

262 S™tra 45
smaranti ca

263 S™tra 46
anujñ€-parih€rau deha-sambandh€t jyotir-€di-vat

264 S™tra 47
asantate c€vyatikaraƒ

265 S™tra 48
€bh€sa eva ca

AdhikaraŠa 19 (The Individual Spirit Souls Are Not All Alike)

266 S™tra 49
ad˜€niyam€t

267 S™tra 50
abhisandhy-€div api caivam

268 S™tra 51
prade€d iti cen n€ntar-bh€v€t

Pada IV

Invocation

tvaj-j€t€ƒ kalitotp€t€ƒ mat-pr€Š€ƒ santy amitra-bhit
et€n €dhi tath€ deva yath€ sat-patha-g€minaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Pranas Are Manifested From the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead)

269 S™tra 1
tath€ pr€Š€ƒ

270 S™tra 2
gauŠy asambhav€t

271 S™tra 3
tat pr€k rute ca

272 S™tra 4
tat-p™rvakatv€d v€caƒ

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Senses Are Eleven)

273 S™tra 5
sapta-gater vieitv€c ca

274 S™tra 6
hast€dayas tu sthite ’to naivam

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Senses Are Atomic in Size)

275 S™tra 7
aŠava ca

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Principal Pr€Ša [the Life-Force] Has an Origin)

276 S™tra 8
re˜ha ca

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Principal Pr€Ša [the Life-Force] Is Not Air)

277 S™tra 9
na v€yu-kriye pthag upade€t

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Principal Pr€Ša [Life-Force] is an Instrument Used 
By the Soul)

278 S™tra 10
cakur-€di-vat tu tat saha i˜hy€dibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Principal Pr€Ša [Life-Force] is the Primary Instrument 
of the Soul)

279 S™tra 11
akaraŠatv€c ca na doas tath€ hi darayati

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Principal Pr€Ša Has Five Functions)

280 S™tra 12
pañca-vttir mano-vad vyapadiyate

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Principal Pr€Ša Is Atomic)

281 S™tra 13
aŠu ca

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Moving Force 
Behind the Pr€Ša)

282 S™tra 14
jyotir-€dy-adhi˜hanaˆ tu tad €manan€t

283 S™tra 15
pr€Šavat€ abd€t

284 S™tra 16
tasya ca nityatv€t

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The Principal Pr€Ša Is Not a Sense)

285 S™tra 17
ta indriy€Ši tad vyapade€d anyatra re˜h€t

286 S™tra 18
bheda-ruteƒ

287 S™tra 19
vailakaŠy€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 12 (The Forms of the Material World Are Created by the Supreme
Personality of Godhead)

288 S™tra 20
saˆjñ€-m™rti-klpti ca tri-vt kurvata upade€t

AdhikaraŠa 13 (The Vehicles of the Soul Are Made of Earth)

289 S™tra 21
m€ˆs€di bhaumaˆ yath€-abdam itarayo ca

290 S™tra 22
vaie€t tu tad-v€das tad-v€daƒ

Epilogue

vardhasva kalp€ga samaˆ samant€t kuruva t€pa-katim €rit€n€m
tvad-a‰ga-sa‰k…rni-kar€ƒ par€s t€ hiˆsr€ lasad-yukti-ku˜h€rik€bhiƒ

Chapter (Adhyaya) III

Pada I

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Soul’s Departure)

Introduction

na vin€ s€dhanair devo jñ€na-vair€gya-bhaktibhiƒ
dad€ti sva-padaˆ r…m€n atas t€ni budhaƒ rayet

291 S™tra 1
tad-antara-pratipattau raˆhati samparivaktaƒ prana-nir™paŠ€bhy€m

292 S™tra 2
try-€tmakatv€t tu bh™yastv€t

293 S™tra 3
pr€Ša-gate ca

294 S™tra 4
agny-€di-gati-ruter iti cen na bh€ktatv€t

295 S™tra 5
prathame ‘ravaŠ€d iti cen na t€ eva hy upapatteƒ

296 S™tra 6
arutatv€d iti cen na i˜€di-kariŠ€ˆ prat…teƒ

297 S™tra 7
bh€ktaˆ v€n€tma-vittv€t tath€ hi darayati

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Soul’s Return to the Earth)

298 S™tra 8
kt€tyaye ’nuayav€n d˜a-smtibhy€m

299 S™tra 9
yathetaˆ anevaˆ ca

300 S™tra 10
caraŠ€d iti cen na tad-upalakaŠ€rtheti k€rŠ€jiniƒ

301 S™tra 11
€narthakyam iti cen na tad-apekatv€t

302 S™tra 12
sukta-dukte eveti tu b€dariƒ

AdhikaraŠa 3 (Do the Impious Also Go to Candraloka?)

303 S™tra 13
ani˜€di-k€riŠ€m api ca rutam

304 S™tra 14
samyamane tv anubh™yetare€m €roh€varohau tad-gati-daran€t

305 S™tra 15
smaranti ca

306 S™tra 16
api sapta

307 S™tra 17
tatr€pi ca tad-vy€p€r€d avirodhaƒ

308 S™tra 18
vidy€-karmaŠos tv iti praktatv€t

309 S™tra 19
na tt…ye tathopalabdeƒ

310 S™tra 20
smaryate ’pi ca loke

311 S™tra 21
daran€c ca

312 S™tra 22
tt…ya-abd€varodhaƒ saˆoka-jasya

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Soul Does Not Become Ether)

313 S™tra 23
tat-sv€bh€vy€pattir upapatteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Passage From Ether to Rain Is Quick)

314 S™tra 24
n€ti-cireŠa vie€t

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Descending Soul Does Not Take Birth among the Plants)

315 S™tra 25
any€dhi˜hite p™rvavad abhil€p€t

316 S™tra 26
auddham iti cen na abd€t

317 S™tra 27
retaƒ-sig-yogo ’tha

318 S™tra 28
yoŠeƒ ar…ram

Pada II

Introduction

vittir virakti ca kt€ñjaliƒ puro yasy€ƒ par€nanda-tanor viti˜hate
siddhi ca sev€-smayaˆ prat…kate bhaktiƒ pareasya pun€tu s€ jagat

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Creates Dreams)

319 S™tra 1
sandhye s˜ir €ha hi

320 S™tra 2
nirm€t€raˆ caike putr€daya ca

321 S™tra 3
m€y€-m€traˆ tu k€rtsnyen€nabhivyakta-svar™patv€t

AdhikaraŠa 2 (Not All Dreams Are Illusions)

322 S™tra 4
s™caka ca hi ruter €cakate ca tad-vidaƒ

323 S™tra 5
par€bhidhy€n€t tu tirohitaˆ tato hy asya bandha-viparyayau

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Creates the Waking State)

324 S™tra 6
deha-yog€t v€ so ’pi

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Creator of 
Dreamless Sleep)

325 S™tra 7
tad-abh€vo n€…u tac chruter €tmani ca

326 S™tra 8
ataƒ prabodho ’sm€t

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Same Person Returns to the Body)

327 S™tra 9
sa eva tu karm€nusmti-abda-vidhibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Condition of Fainting)

328 S™tra 10
mugdhe ’rdha-sampr€ptiƒ parie€t

AdhikaraŠa 7 (Although One, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Is 
Manifest In Many Forms)

329 S™tra 11
na sth€nato ’pi parasyobhaya-li‰gaˆ sarvatra hi

330 S™tra 12
na bhed€d iti cen na praty-ekam atad-vacan€t

331 S™tra 13
api caikam eke

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

332 S™tra 14
ar™pa-vad eva tat-pradh€natv€t

333 S™tra 15
prak€avac c€vaiyarthyam

334 S™tra 16
€ha ca tan-m€tram

335 S™tra 17
darayati c€tho api smaryate

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Worshiped Is Different From the Worshiper)

336 S™tra 18
ata eva copam€ s™ryak€di-vat

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Individual Spirit Souls Are Not Reflections of 
the Supreme)

337 S™tra 19
ambu-vad agrahaŠ€t tu tath€tvam

338 S™tra 20
vddhi-hr€sa-bh€ktvam antar-bh€v€d ubhaya-s€mañjasy€d evam

339 S™tra 21
daran€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The ”Neti Neti” Text Explained)

340 S™tra 22
prakrtait€vattvaˆ hi pratiedhati tato brav…ti ca bh™yaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 12 (The Form of the Lord)

341 S™tra 23
tad avyaktam €ha hi

AdhikaraŠa 13 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Can Be Seen)

342 S™tra 24
api samr€dhane pratyak€num€n€bhy€m

343 S™tra 25
prak€€di-vac c€vaiey€t

343 S™tra 26
prak€a ca karmaŠy abhy€s€t

344 S™tra 27
ato ’nantena tath€ hi li‰gam

AdhikaraŠa 14 (The Lord’s Qualities Are Not Different From His Self)

345 S™tra 28
ubhaya-vyapade€t tv ahi-kuŠala-vat

346 S™tra 29
prak€€rayavad v€ te jastv€t

347 S™tra 30
p™rvavad v€

348 S™tra 31
pratiedh€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 15 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Experiences 
the Highest Bliss)

349 S™tra 32
param ataƒ set™nm€na-sambandha-bheda-vyapadeebhyaƒ

350 S™tra 33
s€m€ny€t tu

351 S™tra 34
buddhy-arthaƒ p€da-vat

AdhikaraŠa 16 (The Supreme Is Not Devoid of Variety)

352 S™tra 35
sth€na-vie€t prak€€di-vat

353 S™tra 36
upapate ca

AdhikaraŠa 17 (The Lord is the Highest)

354 S™tra 37
tath€nya-pratiedh€t

AdhikaraŠa 18 (The Lord is All-pervading)

355 S™tra 38
anena sarvagatatvam €y€ma-abd€dibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 19 (The Supreme Lord Awards the Fruits of Action)

356 S™tra 39
phalam ata upapatteƒ

357 S™tra 40
rutatv€c ca

358 S™tra 41
dharmaˆ jaiminir ata eva

359 S™tra 42
p™rvaˆ tu b€dar€yaŠo hetu-vyapade€t

Pada III

Introduction

paray€ nirasya m€y€ˆ guŠa-karm€d…ni yo bhajati nityam
deva caitanya-tanur manasi mam€sau parisphuratu kŠaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Lord Should Be Sought)

360 S™tra 1
sarva-ved€nta-pratyayaˆ codan€dy-avie€t

361 S™tra 2
bhed€d iti cen naikasy€m api

362 S™tra 3
sv€dhy€sya tath€tvena hi sam€c€re ’dhik€r€c ca

363 S™tra 4
sava-vac ca tan niyamaƒ

364 S™tra 5
darayati ca

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Lord’s Qualities Are Described in Many Scriptures)

365 S™tra 6
upasaˆh€ro ’rth€bhed€d vidhi-ea-vat sam€ne ca

366 S™tra 7
anyath€tvaˆ abd€d iti cen n€vie€t

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Ek€nt… Devotees Do Not Meditate On All the Lord’s Qualities)

367 S™tra 8
na v€ prakaraŠa-bhed€t parovar…yastv€di-vat

368 S™tra 9
saˆjñ€ta cet tad uktam asti tu tad api

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Lord’s Childhood and Youth)

369 S™tra 10
vy€pte ca samañjasam

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Lord’s Activities Are Eternal)

370 S™tra 11
sarv€bhed€d anyatreme

AdhikaraŠa 6 (Meditation on the Lord’s Qualities)

371 S™tra 12
€nand€dayaƒ pradh€nasya

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Supreme Lord Is Full of Bliss)

372 S™tra 13
priya-irastv€dy-apr€ptir upacay€pacayau hi bhede

373 S™tra 14
itare tv artha-s€m€ny€t

374 S™tra 15
€dhy€n€ya prayo jan€bh€v€t

375 S™tra 16
€tma-abd€c ca

376 S™tra 17
€tma-gh…tir itara-vad uttar€t

377 S™tra 18
anvay€d iti cet sy€d avadh€raŠ€t

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Is the Father)

378 S™tra 19
k€ry€khy€n€d ap™rvam

AdhikaraŠa 9 (One Should Meditate on the Transcendental Form of 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

379 S™tra 20
sam€na evaˆ c€bhed€t

380 S™tra 21
sambandh€d evam anyatr€pi

381 S™tra 22
na v€vieat

382 S™tra 23
darayati ca

383 S™tra 24
sambhti-dyu-vy€pty api c€taƒ

384 S™tra 25
purua-vidy€y€m iva cetare€m an€mn€n€t

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Ferocity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

385 S™tra 26
vedh€dy artha-bhed€t

AdhikaraŠa 11 (Meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

386 S™tra 27
h€nau t™p€yana-abda-eatv€t ku€cchanda-stuty-upag€navat tad uktam

387 S™tra 28
s€mpar€ye tartavy€bh€v€t tath€ hy anye

AdhikaraŠa 12 (The Way to Attain Liberation)

388 S™tra 29
chandata ubhay€virodhat

389 S™tra 30
gater arthavattvam ubhayath€nyath€ hi virodhaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 13 (The Path of Spontaneous Love)

390 S™tra 31
upapannas tal-lakaŠ€rthopalabdher lokavat

AdhikaraŠa 14 (The Methods of Devotional Service)

391 S™tra 32
aniyamaƒ sarve€m avirodh€c chabd€num€n€bhy€m

392 S™tra 33
y€vad-adhik€ram avasthitir €dhik€rik€Š€m

AdhikaraŠa 15 (Meditation on the Qualities of the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead)

393 S™tra 34
akara-dhiy€ˆ tv avarodhaƒ s€m€nya-tad-bh€v€bhy€m aupasada-vat tad uktam

394 S™tra 35
iyad €manan€t

AdhikaraŠa 16 (The Lord’s Transcendental Abode)

395 S™tra 36
antar€ bh™ta-gr€ma-vat sv€tmanaƒ

396 S™tra 37
anyath€ bhed€nupapattir ati cen nopade€ntara-vat

397 S™tra 38
vyatih€ro viiˆanti h…tara-vat

AdhikaraŠa 17 (The Qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

398 S™tra 39
saiva hi saty€dayaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 18 (The Goddess of Fortune)

399 S™tra 40
k€m€d…taratra tatra c€ya-tan€dibhyaƒ

400 S™tra 41
€dar€d alopaƒ

401 S™tra 42
upasthite ’tas tad-vacan€t

AdhikaraŠa 19 (The Many Forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

402 S™tra 43
tan nirdharaŠ€niyamas tad d˜aiƒ pthag hy apratibandhaƒ phalam

AdhikaraŠa 20 (The Spiritual Master)

403 S™tra 44
prad€na-vad eva tad uktam

AdhikaraŠa 21 (The Spiritual Master’s Mercy)

404 S™tra 45
li‰ga-bh™yastv€t tad dhi bal…yas tad api

AdhikaraŠa 22 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead and the Individual 
Spirit Soul Are Not Identical)

405 S™tra 46
p™rva-vikalpaƒ prakaraŠ€t sy€t kriy€-m€nasa-vat

406 S™tra 47
atide€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 23 (Spiritual Knowledge Brings Liberation)

407 S™tra 48
vidyaiva tu tan-nirdharaŠ€t

408 S™tra 49
daran€c ca

409 S™tra 50
ruty-€di-bal…yastv€c ca na b€dhaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 24 (Worshiping the Saintly Devotees)

410 S™tra 51
anubandh€dibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 25 (The Liberated Souls Have Different Relationships with 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

411 S™tra 52
prajñ€ntara-pthaktva-vad d˜i ca tad uktam

412 S™tra 53
na s€m€ny€d apy upalabdher mtyu-van na hi lok€pattiƒ

AdhikaraŠa 26 (How to Attain Liberation)

413 S™tra 54
pareŠa ca abdasya t€dvidhyaˆ bh™yastv€t tv anubandhaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 27 (The Supreme Lord Resides in the Bodies of the Conditioned Souls)

414 S™tra 55
eka €tmanaƒ ar…re bh€v€t

AdhikaraŠa 28 (Different Mellows in the Spiritual World)

415 S™tra 56
vyatirekas tad-bh€va-bh€vitv€n na t™palabdhi-vat

416 S™tra 57
a‰g€vabaddhas tu na €kh€su hi prativedam

417 S™tra 58
mantr€di-vad v€virodhaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 29 (The Different Features of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

418 S™tra 59
bh™mnaƒ kratu-vaj j€yastvaˆ tath€ hi darayati

AdhikaraŠa 30 (Different Meditations on the Lord’s Different Forms)

419 S™tra 60
n€n€ abd€di-bhed€t

AdhikaraŠa 30 (The Steadfast Worship of the Lord)

420 S™tra 61
vikalpo ’vii˜ha-phalatv€t

AdhikaraŠa 30 (Worshiping the Lord to Attain a Specific Benediction)

421 S™tra 62
k€my€s tu yath€-k€maˆ samucc…yeran na v€ p™rva-hetv-abh€v€t

AdhikaraŠa 31 (Meditation on the Form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

422 S™tra 63
a‰geu yath€raya-bh€vaƒ

423 S™tra 64
i˜ai ca

424 S™tra 65
sam€h€r€t

425 S™tra 66
guŠa-s€dh€raŠya-rute ca

426 S™tra 67
na v€ tat-saha-bh€v€ruteƒ

427 S™tra 68
daran€c ca
    
Pada IV

Invocation

raddh€vea-many€stte sac-cham€dyair vair€gyodvitti-siˆh€san€hye
dharma-pr€k€r€ñcite sarva-d€tr… pre˜h€ viŠor bh€ti vidyevar…yam

AdhikaraŠa 1 & 2 (Transcendental Knowledge)

428 S™tra 1
puru€rtho ’taƒ abd€d iti b€dar€yaŠaƒ

429 S™tra 2
eatv€t puru€rtha-v€do yath€nyev iti jaiminiƒ

430 S™tra 3
€c€ra-daran€t

431 S™tra 4
tac chruteƒ

432 S™tra 5
samanv€rambhaŠ€t

433 S™tra 6
tadvato vidh€n€t

434 S™tra 7
niyam€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Superiority of Transcendental Knowledge)

435 S™tra 8
adhikopade€t tu b€dar€yaŠasyaivaˆ tad-daran€t

436 S™tra 9
tulyaˆ tu daranam

437 S™tra 10
as€rvatrik…

438 S™tra 11
vibh€gaƒ ata-vat

439 S™tra 12
adhyayana-m€tra-vataƒ

440 S™tra 13
n€vie€t

441 S™tra 14
stutaye ’numatir v€

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Glories of Transcendental Knowledge)

442 S™tra 15
k€ma-k€reŠa caike

443 S™tra 16
upamardaˆ ca

444 S™tra 17
™rdhva-retaƒsu ca abde hi

445 S™tra 18
par€maraˆ jaiminir acodan€ c€pavadati hi

446 S™tra 19
anu˜heyaˆ b€dar€yaŠaƒ s€mya-ruteƒ

447 S™tra 20
vidhir v€ dh€raŠa-vat

448 S™tra 21
stuti-m€tram up€d€n€d iti cen n€p™rvatv€t

449 S™tra 22
bh€va-abd€c ca

450 S™tra 23
p€riplav€rth€ iti cen na vieitatv€t

451 S™tra 24
tath€ caika-v€kyatopabandh€t

452 S™tra 25
ata eva c€gn…ndhan€dy-anapek€

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Person Qualified To Attain Transcendental Knowledge)

453 S™tra 26
sarv€pek€ ca yajñ€di-rutir ava-vat

454 S™tra 27
ama-dam€dy-upetas tu sy€t tath€pi tu tad-vidhes
tad-a‰gatay€ te€m avay€nu˜heyatv€t

AdhikaraŠa 5 (A Person Situated in Transcendental Knowledge Is Not 
Free To Sin)

455 S™tra 28
sarv€nn€numati ca pr€Š€tyaye tad-daran€t

456 S™tra 29
ab€dh€c ca

457 S™tra 39
api smaryate

458 S™tra 31
abda c€to ’k€ma-c€re

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Svani˜ha Devotee and VarŠ€rama-dharma)

459 S™tra 32
vihitatv€d €rama-karm€pi

460 S™tra 33
sahak€ritvena ca

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Parini˜hita Devotee May Renounce Ordinary Duties)

461 S™tra 34
sarvath€pi tatra cobhaya-li‰g€t

462 S™tra 35
anabhibhavaˆ ca darayati

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Nirapeka Devotee)

463 S™tra 36
antar€ c€pi tu tad d˜aiƒ

464 S™tra 37
api smaryate

465 S™tra 38
vie€nugraha ca

AdhikaraŠa 10 (Renunciation)

466 S™tra 39
atas tv itarat jy€yo li‰g€c ca

467 S™tra 40
tad-bh™tasya tu n€tad-bh€vo jaiminer api niyam€tad-r™p€bh€vebhyaƒ

468 S™tra 41
na c€dhik€rikam api patan€num€n€t tad-ayog€t

469 S™tra 42
upa-p™rvakam api tv eke bh€vam aana-vat tad uktam

470 S™tra 43
bahis t™bhayath€ smter €c€r€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The Supreme Personality of Godhead Protects and Maintains 
the Nirapeka Devotee)

471 S™tra 44
sv€minaƒ phala-ruter ity €treyaƒ

472 S™tra 45
€rtvijyam ity auulomis tasmai hi parikr…yate

473 S™tra 46
rute ca

AdhikaraŠa 12 (Meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

474 S™tra 47
sahak€ry-antara-vidhiƒ pakeŠa tt…yam tadvato vidhy-€di-vat

AdhikaraŠa 13 (The Different Asramas)

475 S™tra 48
ktsna-bh€v€t tu ghiŠopasaˆh€raƒ

476 S™tra 49
mauna-vad itare€m apy upade€t

AdhikaraŠa 14 (The Secret of Transcendental Knowledge)

477 S™tra 50
an€vikurvann anvay€t

AdhikaraŠa 15 (Attaining Transcendental Knowledge in This Lifetime)

478 S™tra 51
aihikam aprastuta-pratibandhe tad daran€t

AdhikaraŠa 16 (Transcendental Knowledge and Liberation)

479 S™tra 52
evaˆ mukti-phal€niyamas tad-avasth€vadhteƒ

Epilogue

janayitv€ vair€gyaˆ gunair nibadhn€ti modayan bhakt€n
yais tair baddho ’pi gunair anurajyati so ’stu me hariƒ prey€n

Chapter (Adhyaya) IV

Pada I

Invocation

dattv€ vidyauadhaˆ bhakt€n niravady€n karoti yaƒ
dk-pathaˆ bhajatu r…m€n pr…ty€tm€ sa hariƒ svayam

AdhikaraŠa 1 (One Should Always Engage in Devotional Service)

480 S™tra 1
€vttir asakd upade€t

481 S™tra 2
li‰g€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 2 (Meditation on the Supersoul)

482 S™tra 3
€tmeti t™pagacchanti gr€hayanti ca

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Supreme Lord Is Not the Mind)

483 S™tra 4
na prat…ke na hi saƒ

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Impersonal Brahman)

484 S™tra 5
brahma-d˜ir utkar€t

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Creator of the Sun)

485 S™tra 6
€dity€di-mataya c€‰ga upapatteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 6 (Asanas and Meditation)

486 S™tra 7
€s…naƒ sambhav€t

487 S™tra 8
dhy€n€c ca

488 S™tra 9
acalatvaˆ c€pekya

489 S™tra 10
smaranti ca

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The True Nature of Meditation)

490 S™tra 11
yatraik€grat€ tatr€vieat

AdhikaraŠa 8 (Devotional Service Continues after Liberation)

491 S™tra 12
€pr€yaŠ€t tatr€pi hi d˜am

AdhikaraŠa 9 (Transcendental Knowledge Destroys Past Sins)

492 S™tra 13
tad-adhigama uttara-p™rv€ghayor alea-vins€au tad-vyapade€t

AdhikaraŠa 10 (Transcendental Knowledge Destroys Past Pious Karmic Reaction)

493 S™tra 14
itarasy€py evam aleaƒ p€te tu

AdhikaraŠa 11 (Arabdha-phala and Anarabdha-phala Karmic Reaction)

494 S™tra 15
an€rabdha-k€rye eva tu p™rve tad avadheƒ

AdhikaraŠa 12 (Regular Duties and Karmic Reactions)

495 S™tra 16
agnihotr€di tu tat k€ry€yaiva tad-daran€t

AdhikaraŠa 13 (Some Fine Points of Karmic Reactions)

496 S™tra 17
ato ’ny€pi hy eke€m ubhayoƒ

497 S™tra 18
yad eva vidyayeti hi

498 S™tra 19
bhogena tv itare kapayitv€tha sampadyate

Pada II

Invocation

mantr€d yasya par€ bh™t€ƒ par€ bh™t€dayo grah€ƒ
nayanti sva-lasat-tŠaƒ sa kŠaƒ araŠaˆ mama

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Time of Death)

499 S™tra 1
v€‰ manasi daran€c chabd€c ca

500 S™tra 2
ata eva sarv€Šy anu

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Mind Enters the Breath)

501 S™tra 3
tan manaƒ pr€Ša uttar€t

AdhikaraŠa 3 (The Life-Breath Enters the Individual Soul)

502 S™tra 4
so ’dhyake tad-upagam€dibhyaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Individual Spirit Soul Enters the Combined Elements)

503 S™tra 5
bh™teu tac chruteƒ

504 S™tra 6
naikasmin darayato hi

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Departure of the Enlightened Soul)

505 S™tra 7
sam€n€ c€sty-upakram€d amtatvaˆ c€nupoya

506 S™tra 8
tad €p…teƒ saˆs€ra-vyapade€t

507 S™tra 9
s™kma-pram€Šata ca tathopalabdheƒ

508 S™tra 10
nopamarden€taƒ

509 S™tra 11
tasyaiva copapatter ™m€

510 S™tra 12
pratiedh€d iti cen na €r…r€t

511 S™tra 13
spa˜o hy eke€m

512 S™tra 14
smaryate ca

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Senses Enter the Supreme)

513 S™tra 15
t€ni pare tath€ hy €ha

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Nature of the Senses’ Entrance in the Supreme)

514 S™tra 16
avibh€go vacan€t

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Hundred-and-first Nadi)

515 S™tra 17
tad-oko-’gra-jvalanaˆ tat-prak€ita-dv€ro vidy€-s€marthy€t
tac-chea-gaty-anusmti-yog€c ca h€rd€nugh…taƒ at€dhikay€

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Path of the Sun’s Rays)

516 S™tra 18
ramy-anus€r…

517 S™tra 19
nii neti cen na sambandhasya y€vad deha-bh€vitv€d darayati ca

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Soul’s Departure During the Different Seasons)

518 S™tra 20
ata c€yane ’pi dakiŠe

519 S™tra 21
yoginaƒ prati smaryate sm€rte caite

Pada III

Invocation

yaƒ sva-pr€pti-pathaˆ devaƒ sevan€bh€sato ’diat
pr€pyaˆ ca sva-padaˆ prey€n mam€sau y€masundaraƒ

AdhikaraŠa 1 (Many Paths or One ?)

520 S™tra 1
arcir-€din€ tat prathiteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 2 (V€yuloka)

521 S™tra 2
v€yum abd€d aviea-vie€bhy€m

AdhikaraŠa 3 (VaruŠaloka)

522 S™tra 3
taito ’dhi varuŠaƒ sambandh€t

AdhikaraŠa 4 (The Ativ€hika-devat€ Demigods)

523 S™tra 4
€tiv€hik€s tal-li‰g€t

524 S™tra 5
ubhaya-vy€moh€t tat siddheƒ

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Divine Person)

525 S™tra 6
vaidyutenaiva tatas tac chruteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 6 (B€dari Muni’s Opinion)

526 S™tra 7
k€ryaˆ b€darir asya gaty-upapatteƒ

527 S™tra 8
vieitatv€c ca

528 S™tra 9
s€m…py€t tu tad vyapadeaƒ

529 S™tra 10
k€ry€tyaye tad-adhyakeŠa sah€taƒ param abhidh€n€t

530 S™tra 11
smte ca

AdhikaraŠa 7 (Jaimini Muni’s Opinion)

531 S™tra 12
paraˆ jaiminir mukhyatv€t

532 S™tra 13
daran€c ca

533 S™tra 14
na ca k€rye pratipatty-abhisandhiƒ

AdhikaraŠa 8 (Vyasadeva’s Opinion)

534 S™tra 15
aprat…k€lamban€n nayat…ti b€dar€yaŠa ubhayath€ ca do€t tat-kratu ca

AdhikaraŠa 9 (A Special Situation)

535 S™tra 16
vieaˆ ca darayati

Pada IV

Invocation

akaitave bhakti-save ’nurajyan svam eva yaƒ sevakas€t karoti
tato ’ti-modaˆ muditaƒ sa devaƒ sad€ cid-€nanda-tanur dhinotu

AdhikaraŠa 1 (The Original Forms of the Liberated Soul)

536 S™tra 1
sampady€virbh€vaƒ svena-abd€t

537 S™tra 2
muktaƒ prati jñ€n€t

538 S™tra 3
€tm€ prakaraŠ€t

AdhikaraŠa 2 (The Individual Soul Meets the Supreme Personality of Godhead)

539 S™tra 4
avibh€gena d˜atv€t

AdhikaraŠa 3 & 4 (The Qualities of the Liberated Soul)

540 S™tra 5
br€hmeŠa jaiminir upany€s€dibhyaƒ

541 S™tra 6
citi tan-m€treŠa tad-€tmakatv€d ity auulomiƒ

542 S™tra 7
evam apy upany€s€t p™rva-bh€v€d avirodhaˆ b€dar€yaŠaƒ

AdhikaraŠa 5 (The Souls Desires Are Fulfilled)

543 S™tra 8
sa‰kalp€d eva tac chruteƒ

AdhikaraŠa 6 (The Supreme Lord is the Master of the Liberated Souls)

544 S™tra 9
ata eva c€nany€dhipatiƒ

AdhikaraŠa 7 (The Spiritual Body)

545 S™tra 10
abh€ve b€darir €ha hy evam

546 S™tra 11
€ha hy evam jaiminir vikalp€manan€t

547 S™tra 12
dv€da€ha-vad ubhaya-vidhaˆ b€dar€yaŠo ’taƒ

AdhikaraŠa 8 (The Bliss of the Liberated Soul)

548 S™tra 13
tanv-abh€ve sandhya-vad upapatteƒ

549 S™tra 14
bh€ve j€grad-vat

AdhikaraŠa 9 (The Liberated Soul Is Full of Transcendental Knowledge)

550 S™tra 15
prad…pa-vad €veas tath€ hi darayati

551 S™tra 16
sv€pyaya-sampattyor anyatar€peky€m €viktaˆ hi

AdhikaraŠa 10 (The Liberated Soul Has Not the Power to Create the World)

552 S™tra 17
jagad-vy€p€ra-varjyaˆ prakaraŠ€d asannihitatv€t

553 S™tra 18
pratyakopade€n neti cen n€dhik€rika-maŠalasyokteƒ

554 S™tra 19
vik€r€varti ca tath€ hi sthitim €ha

555 S™tra 20
darayata caivaˆ pratyak€num€ne

556 S™tra 21
bhoga-m€tra-s€mya-li‰g€c ca

AdhikaraŠa 11 (The Liberated Soul Never Returns)

557 S™tra 22
an€vttiƒ abd€d an€vttiƒ abd€d

Epilogue

samuddhtya yo duƒkha-paŠk€t sva-bhakt€n
nayaty acyuta cit-sukhe dh€mni nitye
priy€n g€ha-r€g€t til€rdhaˆ vimoktuˆ
na svecchaty as€v eva su-jñair nievyaƒ

r…mad-govinda-p€d€-ravinda-makaranda-lubdha-cetobhiƒ
govinda-bh€yam etat p€˜hyaˆ apatho ’rpito ’nyebhyaƒ

vidy€-r™paˆ bh™aŠaˆ me prad€ya khy€tiˆ ninye tena yo m€m ud€raƒ
r…-govindaƒ svapna-nirdi˜a-bh€yo r€dh€-bandhur bandhur€‰gaˆ sa j…y€t