Saptama Skandha Adhyaya 2 Shloka 24 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Assamese | Vedapath

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Shloka 24

Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath, the Assault on Vedic Culture, and the Boy-Yamarāja’s Teaching on the Soul

Devanagari script

एवं गुणैर्भ्राम्यमाणे मनस्यविकल: पुमान् । याति तत्साम्यतां भद्रे ह्यलिङ्गो लिङ्गवानिव ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ guṇair bhrāmyamāṇe manasy avikalaḥ pumān yāti tat-sāmyatāṁ bhadre hy aliṅgo liṅgavān iva

Translation

হে ভদ্ৰে, এইদৰে প্ৰকৃতিৰ গুণগতিৰ দ্বাৰা মন ভ্ৰমিত হ’লে, পুৰুষ বাস্তৱতে লিঙ্গৰহিত হ’লেও লিঙ্গবান যেন এক অৱস্থাৰ পৰা আন অৱস্থালৈ গ’ল বুলি ভাবে।

Synonyms

एवम्thus

गुणैःby the guṇas

भ्राम्यमाणेwhen (it is) being whirled

मनसिin the mind

अविकलःunchanged; unimpaired

पुमान्the person (Self)

यातिgoes; attains

तत्साम्यताम्identity with that; sameness with that

भद्रेO auspicious lady

हिindeed

अलिङ्गःwithout (material) designation

लिङ्गवान्as one having a body/designation

इवas if

Purport

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.84.13) :

Characters & Entities

Hiraṇyakaśipu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how the mind is influenced by the three gunas?

This verse explains that when the mind is driven by the modes of nature, the jīva seems to take on the modes’ qualities, even though the soul is actually beyond material designation.

Why does Hiraṇyakaśipu speak about the soul being 'without designation' (aliṅga) yet appearing 'with designation' (liṅgavān)?

He is arguing that bondage is due to identification with the mind and modes; the soul itself is not inherently marked by matter, but appears conditioned when it identifies with the guṇas.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life to reduce anxiety and agitation?

By recognizing that shifting thoughts and moods are movements of the mind under the guṇas, one can practice detachment and steady spiritual focus rather than defining oneself by temporary mental states.