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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.45

तस्माज्जह्यङ्ग वैक्लव्यमज्ञानकृतमात्मन: । कथं त्वनाथा: कृपणा वर्तेरंस्ते च मां विना ॥ ४५ ॥
tasmāj jahy aṅga vaiklavyam
[tasmaaj jahy anga vaiklavyam]
ajñāna-kṛtam ātmanaḥ
[ajnaana-kritam aatmanah]
kathaṁ tv anāthāḥ kṛpaṇā
[katham tv anaathaah kripanaa]
varteraṁs te ca māṁ vinā
[varterams te cha maam vinaa]
Word-for-word
tasmāt — therefore jahi — give up aṅga — O King vaiklavyam — mental disparity ajñāna — ignorance kṛtam — due to ātmanaḥ — of yourself katham — how tu — but anāthāḥ — helpless kṛpaṇāḥ — poor creatures varteran — be able to survive te — they ca — also mām — me vinā — without.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāj jahy aṅga vaiklavyam
tasmāt
therefore
jahi
give up
aṅga
O King
vaiklavyam
mental disparity
ajñāna-kṛtam ātmanaḥ
ajñāna
ignorance
kṛtam
due to
ātmanaḥ
of yourself
kathaṁ tv anāthāḥ kṛpaṇā
katham
how
tu
but
anāthāḥ
helpless
kṛpaṇāḥ
poor creatures
varteraṁs te ca māṁ vinā
varteran
be able to survive
te
they
ca
also
mām
me
vinā
without.
Therefore give up your anxiety due to ignorance of the self. You are now thinking of how they, who are helpless poor creatures, will exist without you.
Purport

When we think of our kith and kin as being helpless and dependent on us, it is all due to ignorance. Every living creature is allowed all protection by the order of the Supreme Lord in terms of each one’s acquired position in the world. The Lord is known as bhūta-bhṛt, one who gives protection to all living beings. One should discharge his duties only, for no one but the Supreme Lord can give protection to anyone else. This is explained more clearly in the following verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Give up your agitation arising from ignorance, thinking “How will they, suffering and without protection, live without me?”
Commentary

Give up the disturbance of mind which thinks “How will they live without me?”

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Personal Guidance
Give up your anxiety due to ignorance of self. You are thinking how they, helpless poor creatures, will exist without you. Your protection-anxiety presumes more than is true.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do I imagine cannot exist without me — and what does that fantasy cost?
  • Where could releasing my role as protector free both of us?
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