Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.46
एवंविधो नरपतिर्विमानेनार्कवर्चसा ।
विधूयेहाशुभं कृत्स्नमिन्द्रेण सह मोदते ॥ ४६ ॥
evaṁ-vidho nara-patir
[evam-vidho nara-patir]
vimānenārka-varcasā
[vimaanenaarka-varchasaa]
vidhūyehāśubhaṁ kṛtsnam
[vidhooyehaashubham kritsnam]
indreṇa saha modate
[indrena saha modate]
Word-for-word
evam-vidhaḥ
—
thus (protecting himself and the citizens)
nara-patiḥ
—
the king
vimānena
—
with an airplane
arka-varcasā
—
as brilliant as the sun
vidhūya
—
removing
iha
—
on the earth
aśubham
—
sins
kṛtsnam
—
all
indreṇa
—
Lord Indra
saha
—
with
modate
—
he enjoys.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ-vidho nara-patir
evam-vidhaḥ
thus (protecting himself and the citizens)
nara-patiḥ
the king
vimānenārka-varcasā
vimānena
with an airplane
arka-varcasā
as brilliant as the sun
vidhūyehāśubhaṁ kṛtsnam
vidhūya
removing
iha
on the earth
aśubham
sins
kṛtsnam
all
indreṇa saha modate
indreṇa
Lord Indra
saha
with
modate
he enjoys.
An earthly king who protects himself and all citizens by removing all sins from his kingdom will certainly enjoy with Lord Indra in airplanes as brilliant as the sun.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
An earthly king who protects himself and all citizens by removing all sins from his kingdom will certainly enjoy with Indra in airplanes as brilliant as the sun.
Personal Guidance
A king who removes sins from his kingdom by protecting himself and all citizens enjoys with Indra in sun-bright airplanes. Civic and personal purity ripen into the highest material joys.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my civic work intersect with my spiritual progress?
- What would removing one 'sin' from my domain accomplish?
My note
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