Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.5
नारद उवाच
भिक्षुभिर्विप्रवसिते विज्ञानादेष्टृभिर्मम ।
वर्तमानो वयस्याद्ये तत एतदकारषम् ॥ ५ ॥
nārada uvāca
[naarada uvaacha]
bhikṣubhir vipravasite
[bhikshubhir vipravasite]
vijñānādeṣṭṛbhir mama
[vijnaanaadeshtribhir mama]
vartamāno vayasy ādye
[vartamaano vayasy aadye]
tata etad akāraṣam
[tata etad akaarasham]
Word-for-word
nāradaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Nārada said
bhikṣubhiḥ
—
by the great sages
vipravasite
—
having departed for other places
vijñāna
—
scientific spiritual knowledge
ādeṣṭṛbhiḥ
—
those who imparted unto me
mama
—
mine
vartamānaḥ
—
present
vayasi ādye
—
before this life
tataḥ
—
thereafter
etat
—
this much
akāraṣam
—
performed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nārada uvāca
nāradaḥ uvāca
Śrī Nārada said
bhikṣubhir vipravasite
bhikṣubhiḥ
by the great sages
vipravasite
having departed for other places
vijñānādeṣṭṛbhir mama
vijñāna
scientific spiritual knowledge
ādeṣṭṛbhiḥ
those who imparted unto me
mama
mine
vartamāno vayasy ādye
vartamānaḥ
present
vayasi ādye
before this life
tata etad akāraṣam
tataḥ
thereafter
etat
this much
akāraṣam
performed.
Śrī Nārada said: The great sages, who had imparted scientific knowledge of transcendence to me, departed for other places, and I had to pass my life in this way.
Purport
In his previous life, when Nāradajī was impregnated with spiritual knowledge by the grace of the great sages, there was a tangible change in his life, although he was only a boy of five years. That is an important symptom visible after initiation by the bona fide spiritual master. Actual association of devotees brings about a quick change in life for spiritual realization. How it so acted upon the previous life of Śrī Nārada Muni is described by and by in this chapter.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said :
When the mendicant teachers who had given me knowledge left, even though I was of young age, I did as they instructed.
Commentary
The verb form akāraṣam instead of akārṣam is for meter. It is said mūrdha-rephāri-kalpyante chando-bhaṅga-bhayād iha: for fear of disrupting the meter, cerebral consonants and “r” are separated.
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Personal Guidance
After the sages departed, young Nārada was left to live with what he had received. Real teaching is tested not in the teacher's presence but in their absence. We must learn to walk the path alone.
Reflection Questions
- How do I live the teachings when no teacher is watching?
- What did a mentor leave me with that I have not yet fully absorbed?
My note
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