SB 11.13.33 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

एवं विमृश्य गुणतो मनसस्त्र्यवस्था मन्मायया मयि कृता इति निश्चितार्था: । सञ्छिद्य हार्दमनुमानसदुक्तितीक्ष्ण- ज्ञानासिना भजत माखिलसंशयाधिम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Verse text

evaṁ vimṛśya guṇato manasas try-avasthā man-māyayā mayi kṛtā iti niścitārthāḥ saṣchidya hārdam anumāna-sad-ukti-tīkṣṇa- jṣānāsinā bhajata mākhila-saṁśayādhim

Synonyms

evam — thus ; vimṛśya — considering ; guṇataḥ — by the modes of nature ; manasaḥ — of the mind ; tri — avasthāḥ — the three states of consciousness ; mat — māyayā — by the influence of My illusory potency ; mayi — in Me ; kṛtāḥ — imposed ; iti — thus ; niścita — arthāḥ — those who have ascertained the actual meaning of the soul ; saṣchidya — cutting off ; hārdam — situated in the heart ; anumāna — by logic ; sat — ukti — and by the instructions of sages and the Vedic literatures ; tīkṣṇa — sharpened ; jṣāna — of knowledge ; asinā — by the sword ; bhajata — all of you worship ; mā — Me ; akhila — of all ; saṁśaya — doubts ; ādhim — the cause (false ego) .

Translation

You should consider how, by the influence of My illusory energy, these three states of the mind, caused by the modes of nature, have been artificially imagined to exist in Me. Having definitely ascertained the truth of the soul, you should utilize the sharpened sword of knowledge, acquired by logical reflection and from the instructions of sages and Vedic literatures, to completely cut off the false ego, which is the breeding ground of all doubts. All of you should then worship Me, who am situated within the heart.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Considering that the three states of the intelligence arising from the guṇas are created by my avidyā within me, being firmly convinced of your nature as ātmā, and cutting the three states by the sharp sword of knowledge, by inference and by scriptural statements, worship me, the destroyer of all doubts. “Then what should we do?” Consider the three states of the intelligence arising from the guṇas to be created by me, by my avidyā (māyayā). They do not really exist. You who have determined that you are ātmā, cutting the three states (hārdam) by inference, by instructions of sages and statements of scripture, and by the sharp sword of knowledge, should worship me, the destroyer (ādhim) of all doubts.

Purport

One who has obtained transcendental knowledge is no longer dependent on the three stages of ordinary consciousness, namely waking, dreaming and dreamless sleep. One thus rids one’s material mind of the tendency to become the enjoyer of the inferior energy of the Lord, and one sees everything as part and parcel of the Lord’s potency, meant only for the enjoyment of the Lord Himself. In such a state of consciousness, one naturally surrenders fully to the Lord’s devotional service, which Lord Haṁsa here advises the sons of Lord Brahmā to take up.