Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.36
तयोरेवं कथयतो: पृथिवीधर्मयोस्तदा ।
परीक्षिन्नाम राजर्षि: प्राप्त: प्राचीं सरस्वतीम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tayor evaṁ kathayatoḥ
[tayor evam kathayatoh]
pṛthivī-dharmayos tadā
[prithivee-dharmayos tadaa]
parīkṣin nāma rājarṣiḥ
[pareekshin naama raajarshih]
prāptaḥ prācīṁ sarasvatīm
[praaptah praacheem sarasvateem]
Word-for-word
tayoḥ
—
between them
evam
—
thus
kathayatoḥ
—
engaged in conversation
pṛthivī
—
earth
dharmayoḥ
—
and the personality of religion
tadā
—
at that time
parīkṣit
—
King Parīkṣit
nāma
—
of the name
rāja-ṛṣiḥ
—
a saint amongst kings
prāptaḥ
—
arrived
prācīm
—
flowing towards the east
sarasvatīm
—
River Sarasvatī.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tayor evaṁ kathayatoḥ
tayoḥ
between them
evam
thus
kathayatoḥ
engaged in conversation
pṛthivī-dharmayos tadā
pṛthivī
earth
dharmayoḥ
and the personality of religion
tadā
at that time
parīkṣin nāma rājarṣiḥ
parīkṣit
King Parīkṣit
nāma
of the name
rāja-ṛṣiḥ
a saint amongst kings
prāptaḥ prācīṁ sarasvatīm
prāptaḥ
arrived
prācīm
flowing towards the east
sarasvatīm
River Sarasvatī.
While the earth and the personality of religion were thus engaged in conversation, the saintly King Parīkṣit reached the shore of the Sarasvatī River, which flowed towards the east.
Purport
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Sixteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Who can tolerate separation from that supreme person whose foot prints made my hair stand on end constantly, while he took away the pride and self-control of his queens who were proud by his loving glances, pleasant smiles and sweet speech?
Commentary
Madhu-māninīnām means Satyabhāmā and others. He took away their steadiness (sthairyam) and pride (samānam). Vitāṅkitāyāḥ means ornamented. Among all the dear women, I was always independent (such a woman is called svādhīna-bhartṛkā), and was never separate from him (since his feet always touched me). That is the meaning of the verse.
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Personal Guidance
While they were conversing, the saintly King Parīkṣit reached the shore of the Sarasvatī, flowing east. Sacred encounters happen in sacred geography. The good king arrives where the cosmic conversation is happening.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I show up at the right place at the right time, and where do I miss the meeting?
- What 'shore of Sarasvatī' am I being drawn to?
My note
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