SB 7.15.55 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

देवयानमिदं प्राहुर्भूत्वा भूत्वानुपूर्वश: । आत्मयाज्युपशान्तात्मा ह्यात्मस्थो न निवर्तते ॥ ५५ ॥

Verse text

deva-yānam idaṁ prāhur bhūtvā bhūtvānupūrvaśaḥ ātma-yājy upaśāntātmā hy ātma-stho na nivartate

Synonyms

deva — yānam — the process of elevation known as deva-yāna ; idam — on this (path) ; prāhuḥ — it is said ; bhūtvā bhūtvā — having repeated birth ; anupūrvaśaḥ — consecutively ; ātma — yājī — one who is eager for self-realization ; upaśānta — ātmā — completely free from all material desires ; hi — indeed ; ātma — sthaḥ — situated in his own self ; na — not ; nivartate — does return .

Translation

This gradual process of elevation for self-realization is meant for those who are truly aware of the Absolute Truth. After repeated birth on this path, which is known as deva-yāna, one attains these consecutive stages. One who is completely free from all material desires, being situated in the self, need not traverse the path of repeated birth and death.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

This is called deva-yāna. Passing through these stages successively, the person absorbed in ātmā, free of desires and fixed in ātmā, does not return to the material world. Situated on the path of the sun, he goes through these stages successively.