SB 10.73.19 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.73.19

दिष्‍ट्या व्यवसितं भूपा भवन्त ऋतभाषिण: । श्रीयैश्वर्यमदोन्नाहं पश्य उन्मादकं नृणाम् ॥ १९ ॥

diṣṭyā vyavasitaṁ bhūpā

[dishtyaa vyavasitam bhoopaa]

bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ

[bhavanta rita-bhaashinah]

śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaṁ

[shreey-aishvarya-madonnaaham]

paśya unmādakaṁ nṛṇām

[pashya unmaadakam nrinaam]

Word-for-word

diṣṭyā — fortunate vyavasitam — your resolve bhūpāḥ — O kings bhavantaḥ — you ṛta — truthfully bhāṣiṇaḥ — speaking śrī — of opulence aiśvarya — and power mada — due to the intoxication unnāham — lack of restraint paśye — I see unmādakam — maddening nṛṇām — for human beings .

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

diṣṭyā vyavasitaṁ bhūpā

diṣṭyā

fortunate

vyavasitam

your resolve

bhūpāḥ

O kings

bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ

bhavantaḥ

you

ṛta

truthfully

bhāṣiṇaḥ

speaking

śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaṁ

śrī

of opulence

aiśvarya

and power

mada

due to the intoxication

paśya unmādakaṁ nṛṇām

unnāham

lack of restraint

paśye

I see

unmādakam

maddening

nṛṇām

for human beings .

Important Words

diṣṭyā — fortunately
An interjection of joyous good-fortune. Bhagavān Himself rejoices when His own conclusion is repeated by His servant — the structure of guru-śiṣya confirmation.
vyavasitam — resolve / firm conclusion
Vi + ava + √so. Same word Arjuna uses in BG 2.7 (śiṣyas te 'haṁ). The kings have arrived at vyavasāya, the settled determination that BG 2.41 makes the entry-point to bhakti.
ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ — speakers of truth
Ṛta — cosmic-moral truth. Higher than mere satya in some readings — alignment of word and dharma. The kings are praised not for piety but for accuracy.
unmādakam — maddening
From ud + √mad. The very root mad — intoxication — is intensified. Bhagavān confirms the kings' own diagnosis from v.10 verbatim.

Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings’ lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings' lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.

Commentary

That you have decided to take up bhakti which is a necessity, is truly fortunate, for I see the madness and bondage of kings. From wealth (sri) comes concept of power (aisvarya), from aisvarya comes pride (ada) and from pride comes bondage (unnaham). Pasye is used for pasyami.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Commentary

Praising them to make their bhakti strong, he agrees with what they stated. Your words are true because of wealth. Śri and aiśvarya both mean wealth and power. Śriyaiśvarya is used instead of śryaisvarya. This is like triyambaka instead of tryambaka.

Related values & verses

Related values

Brahmacharya (Self-discipline / Restraint)Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)

Personal Guidance

Kṛṣṇa affirmed: 'Lack of self-restraint, arising from intoxication with opulence, leads to madness.' The diagnosis is direct; the cure is restraint. Many spiritual problems are not exotic.

Reflection Questions

Where in my life is restraint the actual answer, not more analysis?
What one habit of restraint would I begin this week?

Analogy

A doctor who has watched many of the same case smiles when this patient finally names the symptom himself. Kṛṣṇa says 'diṣṭyā' — fortunately — because the diagnosis is now correct. The cure works only when the patient stops blaming the bed.

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