Chapter 17, Verse 6
Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
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
English translation
Know thou these to be of demonical resolves, senselessly torturing all the elements in the body and Me who dwell in the body.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Bhutagramam The aggregate of all the elements composing the body. Elements Organs. Mam Me Vaasudeva; the witness of their thoughts and deeds. He who thus tortures Me disregards My teachings entirely. Achetasah Senseless; unintelligent; having no discrimination.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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