Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.7
गता: सप्ताधुना मासा भीमसेन तवानुज: ।
नायाति कस्य वा हेतोर्नाहं वेदेदमञ्जसा ॥ ७ ॥
gatāḥ saptādhunā māsā
[gataah saptaadhunaa maasaa]
bhīmasena tavānujaḥ
[bheemasena tavaanujah]
nāyāti kasya vā hetor
[naayaati kasya vaa hetor]
nāhaṁ vededam añjasā
[naaham vededam anjasaa]
Word-for-word
gatāḥ
—
has gone
sapta
—
seven
adhunā
—
to date
māsāḥ
—
months
bhīmasena
—
O Bhīmasena
tava
—
your
anujaḥ
—
younger brother
na
—
does not
āyāti
—
come back
kasya
—
for what
vā
—
or
hetoḥ
—
reason
na
—
not
aham
—
I
veda
—
know
idam
—
this
añjasā
—
factually.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gatāḥ saptādhunā māsā
gatāḥ
has gone
sapta
seven
adhunā
to date
māsāḥ
months
bhīmasena tavānujaḥ
bhīmasena
O Bhīmasena
tava
your
anujaḥ
younger brother
nāyāti kasya vā hetor
na
does not
āyāti
come back
kasya
for what
vā
or
hetoḥ
reason
nāhaṁ vededam añjasā
na
not
aham
I
veda
know
idam
this
añjasā
factually.
Since he departed, seven months have passed, yet he has not returned. I do not know factually how things are going there.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Bhīmasena! Seven months have passed. You younger brother has not yet returned. I do not know the reason at all.
Personal Guidance
Seven months have passed; I do not know factually how things are going there. Honest acknowledgement of ignorance precedes wise action. We can name what we don't know.
Reflection Questions
- What 'I do not know factually' could I say more honestly?
- Where am I pretending to know what I don't?
My note
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