Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 17
Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial
अङ्गिरा उवाच अपि तेऽनामयं स्वस्ति प्रकृतीनां तथात्मन: । यथा प्रकृतिभिर्गुप्त: पुमान् राजा च सप्तभि: ॥ १७ ॥
aṅgirā uvāca api te ’nāmayaṁ svasti prakṛtīnāṁ tathātmanaḥ yathā prakṛtibhir guptaḥ pumān rājā ca saptabhiḥ
Dijo el sabio Aṅgirā: “Oh rey, ¿están bien tu cuerpo y tu mente, y también tus colaboradores y los recursos de tu realeza? Cuando los siete principios de la prakṛti—mahat, ego y los cinco objetos de los sentidos—están en orden, el alma se halla dichosa; del mismo modo, un rey es protegido por siete apoyos: su guru, sus ministros, su reino, su fortaleza, su tesoro, su autoridad punitiva y sus amigos.”
As it is quoted by Śrīdhara Svāmī in his Bhāgavatam commentary:
FAQs
This verse shows Vedic well-being as multi-layered—freedom from disease plus auspiciousness for one’s bodily constituents and also the inner self (mind/ātman), not merely physical health.
Aṅgirā approaches Citraketu during his distress and begins with a traditional, dharmic inquiry into his welfare—probing both outer health and inner condition—before guiding him spiritually.
Assess life in a balanced way: care for the body, stabilize the mind, and nurture the spiritual self—because real protection and stability come from harmony across all three.