Sanskrit · Devanagari
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः। मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान् ॥
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karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmamacetasaḥ māṃ caivāntaḥśarīrasthaṃ tānviddhyāsuraniścayān
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882who are without discernment and who torment the groups of organs in (their) bodies, and me also seated within (those) bodies.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।17.6।। --,कर्शयन्तः कृशीकुर्वन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्रामं करणसमुदायम् अचेतसः अविवेकिनः मां चैव तत्कर्मबुद्धिसाक्षिभूतम्,अन्तःशरीरस्थं नारायणं कर्शयन्तः? मदनुशासनाकरणमेव मत्कर्शनम्? तान् विद्धि आसुरनिश्चयान् आसुरो निश्चयो येषां ते आसुरनिश्चयाः तान् परिहरणार्थं विद्धि इति उपदेशः।।आहाराणां च रस्यस्निग्धादिवर्गत्रयरूपेण भिन्नानां यथाक्रमं सात्त्विकराजसतामसपुरुषप्रियत्वदर्शनम् इह क्रियते रस्यस्निग्धादिषु आहारविशेषेषु आत्मनः प्रीत्यतिरेकेण लिङ्गेन सात्त्विकत्वं राजसत्वं तामसत्वं च बुद्ध्वा रजस्तमोलिङ्गानाम् आहाराणां परिवर्जनार्थं सत्त्वलिङ्गानां च उपादानार्थम्। तथा यज्ञादीनामपि सत्त्वादिगुणभेदेन त्रिविधत्वप्रतिपादनम् इह राजसतामसान् बुद्ध्वा कथं नु नाम परित्यजेत्? सात्त्विकानेव अनुतिष्ठेत् इत्येवमर्थम्। आह --,
b0378f3d77c1…Rāmānuja
17.5 - 17.6 'Those men who perform terrible pernances not enjoined by the Sastras' - this is illustrative of sacrifices etc., of a similar nature. Those who perform sacrifices, etc., sacrifices which are not enjoined by the Sastras and demand much exertion, those who are possessed of 'ostentation and conceit and are goaded by sensual desire, attachment and passion' - they torture the group of elements such as earth etc., in their bodies. They also torture the individual self which is a part of Myself and is within their bodies. Those who perform such sacrifices etc., know them to be demoniacal in their resolves. The resolve of demons is demoniac resolve. The demons are those who act contrary to My ?ndments. Since they act contrary to My ?ndments, they do not have even a iota of joy, but as stated earlier, they fall a prey to a multitude of calamities. 'They fall into a foul Naraka' (16.16). Now, Sri Krsna, resuming the subject, details the differences according to the Gunas with reference to sacrifice, etc., enjoined by the Sastras. To begin with, he describes three kinds of food, since the growth of Sattva etc., has its source in food, as Srutis declare thus: 'For my dear, the mind consists of food' (Cha. U., 6.5.4) and 'when the food is pure, the man becomes pure' (Cha. U., 7.26.2).
727fdd6fdd9c…Swami Sivananda
17.6 कर्षयन्तः torturing? शरीरस्थम् dwelling in the body? भूतग्रामम् all the elements? अचेतसः senseless? माम् Me? च and? एव even? अन्तःशरीरस्थम् who dwells in the body within? तान् them? विद्धि know? आसुरनिश्चयान् to be of demoniac resolves.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.
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