Shloka 41

The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed (Brāhmaṇa-patnī-prasāda) — Ritualism Humbled by Bhakti

Devanagari script

नूनं भगवतो माया योगिनामपि मोहिनी । यद् वयं गुरवो नृणां स्वार्थे मुह्यामहे द्विजा: ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

nūnaṁ bhagavato māyā yoginām api mohinī yad vayaṁ guravo nṛṇāṁ svārthe muhyāmahe dvijāḥ

Translation

แน่นอน มายาของพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทำให้แม้มหาโยคีก็หลงได้ แล้วเราจะกล่าวอะไร! เราเป็นทวิชะ ผู้ควรเป็นครูทางจิตวิญญาณของมนุษย์ทั้งหลาย แต่กลับหลงในประโยชน์แท้ของตนเอง

Synonyms

नूनम्certainly

भगवतःof the Lord

मायाmāyā, deluding power

योगिनाम्of yogis

अपिeven, also

मोहिनीbewildering, deluding

यत्because / that

वयम्we

गुरवःteachers, elders

नृणाम्of men/people

स्वार्थेin our own interest

मुह्यामहेwe become bewildered

द्विजाःbrāhmaṇas, twice-born

Characters & Entities

Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about māyā bewildering even yogīs?

This verse states that the Lord’s māyā can delude even advanced yogīs, and it warns that spiritual status alone does not protect one if selfish desire remains.

Why did the brāhmaṇas say they were deluded by self-interest?

In the narrative, they realize they neglected Kṛṣṇa’s request due to ritual pride and personal attachments, and they repent that, despite being teachers, they acted from svārtha rather than devotion.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Regularly examine motives in spiritual practice—choose service and humility over status, profit, or ego—so devotion is not replaced by self-interest.