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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.40

एवं स भौतिकं दु:खं दैविकं दैहिकं च यत् । भोक्तव्यमात्मनो दिष्टं प्राप्तं प्राप्तमबुध्यत ॥ ४० ॥
evaṁ sa bhautikaṁ duḥkhaṁ
[evam sa bhautikam duhkham]
daivikaṁ daihikaṁ ca yat
[daivikam daihikam cha yat]
bhoktavyam ātmano diṣṭaṁ
[bhoktavyam aatmano dishtam]
prāptaṁ prāptam abudhyata
[praaptam praaptam abudhyata]
Word-for-word
evam — thus saḥ — he bhautikam — due to other living entities duḥkham — suffering daivikam — due to higher powers daihikam — due to his own body ca — and yat — whatever bhoktavyam — destined to be suffered ātmanaḥ — his own diṣṭam — allotted by destiny prāptam prāptam — whatever was received abudhyata — he understood.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ sa bhautikaṁ duḥkhaṁ
evam
thus
saḥ
he
bhautikam
due to other living entities
duḥkham
suffering
daivikaṁ daihikaṁ ca yat
daivikam
due to higher powers
daihikam
due to his own body
ca
and
yat
whatever
bhoktavyam ātmano diṣṭaṁ
bhoktavyam
destined to be suffered
ātmanaḥ
his own
diṣṭam
allotted by destiny
prāptaṁ prāptam abudhyata
prāptam prāptam
whatever was received
abudhyata
he understood.
The brāhmaṇa understood that all his suffering — from other living beings, from the higher forces of nature and from his own body — was unavoidable, being allotted to him by providence.
Purport

Many cruel persons harassed the brāhmaṇa, and his own body caused him suffering in the form of fever, hunger, thirst, fatigue, etc. The higher forces of nature are those that cause excessive heat, cold, wind and rain. The brāhmaṇa realized that his suffering was due to his false identification with his material body, and not to the interaction of his body with external phenomena. Rather than try to adjust his external situation, he tried to adjust his Kṛṣṇa consciousness and thus realize his actual identity as eternal spirit soul.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The brāhmaṇa understood that all his suffering—from other living beings, from the higher forces of nature and from his own body—was unavoidable, being allotted to him by karma. He understood that the suffering from other people (bhautikam), from his body in the form of fever or other sickness (daihikam) and from nature with heat or cold was attained by karma.
Personal Guidance
The brāhmaṇa understood that all suffering — from others, nature, or his own body — was unavoidable, allotted by providence. Acceptance reframes the experience.
Reflection Questions
  • What suffering am I still treating as avoidable when it may be allotted?
  • What does naming it as providence change?
📝 My note

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