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कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥ māṁ chaivāntaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ tān viddhy āsura-niśhchayān
They are ignorant and torment the organs of the body, harassing Me who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| karṣhayantaḥ | torment |
| śharīra-stham | within the body |
| bhūta-grāmam | elements of the body |
| achetasaḥ | senseless |
| mām | me |
| cha | and |
| eva | even |
| antaḥ | within |
| śharīra-stham | dwelling in the body |
| tān | them |
| viddhi | know |
| āsura-niśhchayān | of demoniacal resolves |
Bhutagramam The aggregate of all the elements composing the body. Mam Me Vaasudeva, the witness of their thoughts and deeds.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Trace how faith, worship, food, sacrifice, austerity and gift are described under the three guṇas.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami Gambirananda(And those who,) being non-discriminating, torture all the organs in the body as well as even Me who reside in the body:know them to be possessed of demoniacal conviction.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThese foolish men, who torture the group of elements in their bodies and Me, who dwell within the body:know them to be demoniacal in their resolves.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaBhutagramam The aggregate of all the elements composing the body. Mam Me Vaasudeva, the witness of their thoughts and deeds.
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They are ignorant and torment the organs of the body, harassing Me who lives within
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Know that they are devoted to evil
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karṣhayantaḥ: torment
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