Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.33
तं वै प्रवयसं भिक्षुमवधूतमसज्जना: ।
दृष्ट्वा पर्यभवन् भद्र बह्वीभि: परिभूतिभि: ॥ ३३ ॥
taṁ vai pravayasaṁ bhikṣum
[tam vai pravayasam bhikshum]
avadhūtam asaj-janāḥ
[avadhootam asaj-janaah]
dṛṣṭvā paryabhavan bhadra
[drishtvaa paryabhavan bhadra]
bahvībhiḥ paribhūtibhiḥ
[bahveebhih paribhootibhih]
Word-for-word
tam
—
him
vai
—
indeed
pravayasam
—
old
bhikṣum
—
the beggar
avadhūtam
—
unclean
asat
—
low-class
janāḥ
—
persons
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
paryabhavan
—
dishonored
bhadra
—
O kind Uddhava
bahvībhiḥ
—
with many
paribhūtibhiḥ
—
insults.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ vai pravayasaṁ bhikṣum
tam
him
vai
indeed
pravayasam
old
bhikṣum
the beggar
avadhūtam asaj-janāḥ
avadhūtam
unclean
asat
low-class
janāḥ
persons
dṛṣṭvā paryabhavan bhadra
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
paryabhavan
dishonored
bhadra
O kind Uddhava
bahvībhiḥ paribhūtibhiḥ
bahvībhiḥ
with many
paribhūtibhiḥ
insults.
O kind Uddhava, seeing him as an old, dirty beggar, rowdy persons would dishonor him with many insults.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O kind Uddhava! Considering him as an old, dirty beggar, rowdy persons would dishonor him with many insults.
Pravayasam means old. O kind Uddhava! They scolded him with many types of insults (paribhūtibhiḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Rowdy persons seeing him as an old dirty beggar dishonored him with many insults. The world reads renunciation as failure.
Reflection Questions
- Where have I avoided a right action because the world would read it as failure?
- What does this story embolden in me?
My note
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