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SB 11.13.16

Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच पुत्रा हिरण्यगर्भस्य मानसा: सनकादय: । पप्रच्छु: पितरं सूक्ष्मां योगस्यैकान्तिकीं गतिम् ॥ १६ ॥

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca putrā hiraṇyagarbhasya mānasāḥ sanakādayaḥ papracchuḥ pitaraṁ sūkṣmāṁ yogasyaikāntikīṁ gatim

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavānuvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;putrāḥ—the sons;hiraṇya-garbhasya—of Lord Brahmā;mānasāḥ—born of the mind;sanaka-ādayaḥ—headed by Sanaka Ṛṣi;papracchuḥ—inquired;pitaram—from their father (Brahmā);sūkṣmām—subtle and therefore difficult to understand;yogasya—of the science ofyoga;ekāntikīm—the supreme;gatim—destination.

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Once, the mental sons of Lord Brahmā, namely, the sages headed by Sanaka, inquired from their father about the difficult subject matter of the supreme goal of yoga.

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