SB 1.7.48 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.48

यै: कोपितं ब्रह्मकुलं राजन्यैरजितात्मभि: । तत् कुलं प्रदहत्याशु सानुबन्धं शुचार्पितम् ॥ ४८ ॥

yaiḥ kopitaṁ brahma-kulaṁ

[yaih kopitam brahma-kulam]

rājanyair ajitātmabhiḥ

[raajanyair ajitaatmabhih]

tat kulaṁ pradahaty āśu

[tat kulam pradahaty aashu]

sānubandhaṁ śucārpitam

[saanubandham shuchaarpitam]

Word-for-word

yaiḥ — by those kopitam — enraged brahma-kulam — the order of the brāhmaṇas rājanyaiḥ — by the administrative order ajita — unrestricted ātmabhiḥ — by oneself tat — that kulam — family pradahati — is burnt up āśu — within no time sa-anubandham — together with family members śucā-arpitam — being put into grief.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yaiḥ kopitaṁ brahma-kulaṁ

yaiḥ

by those

kopitam

enraged

brahma-kulam

the order of the brāhmaṇas

rājanyair ajitātmabhiḥ

rājanyaiḥ

by the administrative order

ajita

unrestricted

ātmabhiḥ

by oneself

tat kulaṁ pradahaty āśu

tat

that

kulam

family

pradahati

is burnt up

āśu

within no time

sānubandhaṁ śucārpitam

sa-anubandham

together with family members

śucā-arpitam

being put into grief.

If the kingly administrative order, being unrestricted in sense control, offends the brāhmaṇa order and enrages them, then the fire of that rage burns up the whole body of the royal family and brings grief upon them all.

Purport

The brāhmaṇa order of society, or the spiritually advanced caste or community, and the members of such highly elevated families, were always held in great esteem by the other, subordinate castes, namely the administrative kingly order, the mercantile order and the laborers.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Angered by the uncontrolled warriors, the brāhmaṇas will quickly destroy the warrior class and their associates who then will become full of lamentation.

Commentary

Sānubandham means “with their associates.” Śucārptiam means “spread with lamentation (śucā).” The brāhmaṇas will destroy the kṣatriya families.

Personal Guidance

If the kṣatriya order, lacking sense control, enrages the brāhmaṇa order, fire of that wrath burns up the royal family. Power without restraint, applied to the sacred, destroys the powerful itself.

Reflection Questions

Where is my unchecked impulse putting me on a collision course with something sacred?
Whose displeasure should warn me before I act?

📝 My note

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