Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.40
विसृज्य तं च पप्रच्छ वत्स कस्माद्धि रोदिषि ।
केन वा तेऽपकृतमित्युक्त: स
न्यवेदयत् ॥ ४० ॥
visṛjya taṁ ca papraccha
[visrijya tam cha paprachcha]
vatsa kasmād dhi rodiṣi
[vatsa kasmaad dhi rodishi]
kena vā te ’pakṛtam
[kena vaa te ’pakritam]
ity uktaḥ sa nyavedayat
[ity uktah sa nyavedayat]
Word-for-word
visṛjya
—
throwing aside
tam
—
that
ca
—
also
papraccha
—
asked
vatsa
—
my dear son
kasmāt
—
what for
hi
—
certainly
rodiṣi
—
crying
kena
—
by whom
vā
—
otherwise
te
—
they
apakṛtam
—
misbehaved
iti
—
thus
uktaḥ
—
being asked
saḥ
—
the boy
nyavedayat
—
informed of everything.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
visṛjya taṁ ca papraccha
visṛjya
throwing aside
tam
that
ca
also
papraccha
asked
vatsa kasmād dhi rodiṣi
vatsa
my dear son
kasmāt
what for
hi
certainly
rodiṣi
crying
kena vā te ’pakṛtam
kena
by whom
vā
otherwise
te
they
apakṛtam
misbehaved
ity uktaḥ sa nyavedayat
iti
thus
uktaḥ
being asked
saḥ
the boy
nyavedayat
informed of everything.
He threw the dead snake aside and asked his son why he was crying, whether anyone had done him harm. On hearing this, the son explained to him what had happened.
Purport
The father did not take the dead snake on his neck very seriously. He simply threw it away. Actually there was nothing seriously wrong in Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s act, but the foolish son took it very seriously, and being influenced by Kali he cursed the King and thus ended a chapter of happy history.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇa! The descendent of Aṅgirasa, hearing the wailing of his son, eventually opened his eyes and saw the dead snake on his shoulder. Casting off the snake, he asked, “O son! Why are you crying? Who has wronged you?” Having been asked, his son explained everything.
Personal Guidance
He threw the snake aside and asked his son why he was crying, whether anyone had harmed him. The son explained. Even the great inquire first before judging. Listen before you respond.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I judging without inquiring?
- What question first would change the conversation I am about to have?
My note
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