Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.28
अहं युगानां च कृतं धीराणां देवलोऽसित: ।
द्वैपायनोऽस्मि व्यासानां कवीनां काव्य आत्मवान् ॥ २८ ॥
ahaṁ yugānāṁ ca kṛtaṁ
[aham yugaanaam cha kritam]
dhīrāṇāṁ devalo ’sitaḥ
[dheeraanaam devalo ’sitah]
dvaipāyano ’smi vyāsānāṁ
[dvaipaayano ’smi vyaasaanaam]
kavīnāṁ kāvya ātmavān
[kaveenaam kaavya aatmavaan]
Word-for-word
aham
—
I am
yugānām
—
among ages
ca
—
also
kṛtam
—
Satya-yuga
dhīrāṇām
—
among steady sages
devalaḥ
—
Devala
asitaḥ
—
Asita
dvaipāyanaḥ
—
Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana
asmi
—
I am
vyāsānām
—
among the editors of the Vedas
kavīnām
—
among learned scholars
kāvyaḥ
—
Śukrācārya
ātma-vān
—
learned in spiritual science.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ahaṁ yugānāṁ ca kṛtaṁ
aham
I am
yugānām
among ages
ca
also
kṛtam
Satya-yuga
dhīrāṇāṁ devalo ’sitaḥ
dhīrāṇām
among steady sages
devalaḥ
Devala
dvaipāyano ’smi vyāsānāṁ
asitaḥ
Asita
dvaipāyanaḥ
Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana
asmi
I am
kavīnāṁ kāvya ātmavān
vyāsānām
among the editors of the Vedas
kavīnām
among learned scholars
kāvyaḥ
Śukrācārya
ātma-vān
learned in spiritual science.
Among ages I am the Satya-yuga, the age of truth, and among steady sages I am Devala and Asita. Among those who have divided the Vedas I am Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa, and among learned scholars I am Śukrācārya, the knower of spiritual science.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among yugas, I am Satya-yuga, and among steady sages, I am Devala and Asita. Among those who have divided the Vedas, I am Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa, and among learned scholars, I am Śukrācārya, the knower of ātmā.
Kṛtam means Satya-yuga. I am Devala and Asita among the wise. I am Śukra (kavyaḥ) among the scholars.
Personal Guidance
Among ages Satya-yuga, among steady sages Devala and Asita, among Veda-dividers Vedavyāsa, among learned scholars Śukrācārya. Devotion to figures and ages alike anchors us.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these figures could become a more conscious presence in my study?
- What stands between me and them?
My note
Source: vedabase.io