Srimad Bhagavatam chapter 3 futher notes

Notes from this fridays class of His Grace Rupa Vilas Prabhu


Chaper 3 verse 35

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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.35

evam janmani karmani
hy akartur ajanasya ca
varnayanti sma kavayo
veda-guhyani hrt-pateh

SYNONYMS

evam -- thus; janmani -- birth; karmani -- activities; hi -- certainly; akartuh -- of the inactive; ajanasya -- of the unborn; ca -- and; varnayanti -- describe; sma -- in the past; kavayah -- the learned; veda-guhyani -- undiscoverable by the Vedas; hrt-pateh -- of the Lord of the heart.

TRANSLATION

Thus learned men describe the births and activities of the unborn and inactive, which is undiscoverable even in the Vedic literatures. He is the Lord of the heart.

Notes

1) Ajah - meams unborn, does it refer to Sri Krishna and also the soul as the soul is also not born ?
Ans: No
Sri Krishna is manifest only by his own seet will, while the soul in the material world is forsed to take bodies by the will of maya.

2) Akartuh - not active , So is Sri Krishna inactive
Ans: It means not matrially active, two birds on the tree example, Just like Paramatama is watching while the jiva is active in the matrial world.

Chaper 3 verse 36

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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.36

sa va idam visvam amogha-lilah
srjaty avaty atti na sajjate 'smin
bhutesu cantarhita atma-tantrah
sad-vargikam jighrati sad-gunesah

SYNONYMS

sah -- the Supreme Lord; va -- alternately; idam -- this; visvam -- manifested universes; amogha-lilah -- one whose activities are spotless; srjati -- creates; avati atti -- maintains and annihilates; na -- not; sajjate -- is affected by; asmin -- in them; bhutesu -- in all living beings; ca -- also; antarhitah -- living within; atma-tantrah -- self-independent; sat-vargikam -- endowed with all the potencies of His opulences; jighrati -- superficially attached, like smelling the fragrance; sat-guna-isah -- master of the six senses.

TRANSLATION

The Lord, whose activities are always spotless, is the master of the six senses and is fully omnipotent with six opulences. He creates the manifested universes, maintains them and annihilates them without being in the least affected. He is within every living being and is always independent.
Notes
1) This verse describes Maha Vishnu.


Chaper 3 verse 37

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na casya kascin nipunena dhatur
avaiti jantuh kumanisa utih
namani rupani mano-vacobhih
santanvato nata-caryam ivajnah

SYNONYMS

na -- not; ca -- and; asya -- of Him; kascit -- anyone; nipunena -- by dexterity; dhatuh -- of the creator; avaiti -- can know; jantuh -- the living being; kumanisah -- with a poor fund of knowledge; utih -- activities of the Lord; namani -- His names; rupani -- His forms; manah-vacobhih -- by dint of mental speculation or deliverance of speeches; santanvatah -- displaying; nata-caryam -- a dramatic action; iva -- like; ajnah -- the foolish.

TRANSLATION

The foolish with a poor fund of knowledge cannot know the transcendental nature of the forms, names and activities of the Lord, who is playing like an actor in a drama. Nor can they express such things, neither in their speculations nor in their words.

Notes
1) Imersonalists cannot understand the Supreme Personality Of Godhead.

Chaper 3 verse 37

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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.38

sa veda dhatuh padavim parasya
duranta-viryasya rathanga-paneh
yo 'mayaya santatayanuvrttya
bhajeta tat-pada-saroja-gandham

SYNONYMS

sah -- He alone; veda -- can know; dhatuh -- of the creator; padavim -- glories; parasya -- of the transcendence; duranta-viryasya -- of the greatly powerful; ratha-anga-paneh -- of Lord Krsna, who bears in His hand the wheel of a chariot; yah -- one who; amayaya -- without reservation; santataya -- without any gap; anuvrttya -- favorably; bhajeta -- renders service; tat-pada -- of His feet; saroja-gandham -- fragrance of the lotus.

TRANSLATION

Only those who render unreserved, uninterrupted, favorable service unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, who carries the wheel of the chariot in His hand, can know the creator of the universe in His full glory, power and transcendence.

Notes
1) ratha-anga-paneh -- of Lord Krsna, who bears in His hand the wheel of a chariot

Reason 1: It shows how Sri Krishna out of Love for His devotee does not hesitate to break his own promise to keep Bhishma's promise.
Reason 2: It shows how Sri Krishna will always protect His devotee, in this case it was Arjuna
Reason 3: It is also spoken so early in the Bhagavatam as Parikshit Maharaj is a descendent of Arjuna