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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.35

अन्नं च भैक्ष्यसम्पन्नं भुञ्जानस्य सरित्तटे । मूत्रयन्ति च पापिष्ठा: ष्ठीवन्त्यस्य च मूर्धनि ॥ ३५ ॥
annaṁ ca bhaikṣya-sampannaṁ
[annam cha bhaikshya-sampannam]
bhuñjānasya sarit-taṭe
[bhunjaanasya sarit-tate]
mūtrayanti ca pāpiṣṭhāḥ
[mootrayanti cha paapishthaah]
ṣṭhīvanty asya ca mūrdhani
[shtheevanty asya cha moordhani]
Word-for-word
annam — food ca — and bhaikṣya — by his begging sampannam — acquired bhuñjānasya — of him who was about to partake sarit — of a river taṭe — on the shore mūtrayanti — they urinate upon ca — and pāpiṣṭhāḥ — most sinful persons ṣṭhīvanti — they spit asya — his ca — and mūrdhani — on his head.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
annaṁ ca bhaikṣya-sampannaṁ
annam
food
ca
and
bhaikṣya
by his begging
sampannam
acquired
bhuñjānasya sarit-taṭe
bhuñjānasya
of him who was about to partake
sarit
of a river
taṭe
on the shore
mūtrayanti ca pāpiṣṭhāḥ
mūtrayanti
they urinate upon
ca
and
pāpiṣṭhāḥ
most sinful persons
ṣṭhīvanty asya ca mūrdhani
ṣṭhīvanti
they spit
asya
his
ca
and
mūrdhani
on his head.
When he was sitting on the bank of a river about to partake of the food that he had collected by his begging, such sinful rascals would come and pass urine on it, and they would dare to spit on his head.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When he was sitting on the bank of a river about to partake of the food that he had collected by his begging, such sinful rascals would come and pass urine on it and they would spit on his head. They would urinate on his food and spit on his head.
Personal Guidance
When he sat to eat begged food on a riverbank, sinful rascals urinated on it and spat on his head. The cruelty is graphic.
Reflection Questions
  • What is the worst contempt I might bear if I lived more in alignment with my values?
  • What practice prepares me?
📝 My note

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