Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 135
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
बाह्य-धर्मो मया तुभ्यं सङ्क्षेपेणोपवर्णितः
आन्तरः परमः धर्मः प्रपन्नानाम् अथोच्यतेbāhya-dharmo mayā tubhyaṃ saṅkṣepeṇopavarṇitaḥ
āntaraḥ paramaḥ dharmaḥ prapannānām athocyate
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
bāhya-dharmaḥ—external duties; mayā—by me; tubhyam—to You; saṅkṣepeṇa—briefly; upavarṇitaḥ—described; āntaraḥ—internal; paramaḥ—transcendental; dharmaḥ—duties; prapannānām—of the surrendered souls; atha—now; ucyate——is said.
English translation of verse:
In this way I have briefly described the external activities of the surrendered souls. Now I will describe the activities hidden in their hearts.