Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.58
श्रीभगवानुवाच
निर्विद्य नष्टद्रविणे गतक्लम:
प्रव्रज्य गां पर्यटमान इत्थम् ।
निराकृतोऽसद्भिरपि स्वधर्मा-
दकम्पितोऽमूं मुनिराह गाथाम् ॥ ५८ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
nirvidya naṣṭa-draviṇe gata-klamaḥ
[nirvidya nashta-dravine gata-klamah]
pravrajya gāṁ paryaṭamāna ittham
[pravrajya gaam paryatamaana ittham]
nirākṛto ’sadbhir api sva-dharmād
[niraakrito ’sadbhir api sva-dharmaad]
akampito ’mūṁ munir āha gāthām
[akampito ’moom munir aaha gaathaam]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
nirvidya
—
becoming detached
naṣṭa-draviṇe
—
his wealth having been destroyed
gata-klamaḥ
—
free from moroseness
pravrajya
—
leaving home
gām
—
the earth
paryaṭamānaḥ
—
traveling
ittham
—
in this way
nirākṛtaḥ
—
insulted
asadbhiḥ
—
by rascals
api
—
even though
sva-dharmāt
—
from his prescribed duties
akampitaḥ
—
unswerved
amūm
—
this
muniḥ
—
the sage
āha
—
spoke
gāthām
—
song.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
nirvidya naṣṭa-draviṇe gata-klamaḥ
nirvidya
becoming detached
naṣṭa-draviṇe
his wealth having been destroyed
gata-klamaḥ
free from moroseness
pravrajya gāṁ paryaṭamāna ittham
pravrajya
leaving home
gām
the earth
paryaṭamānaḥ
traveling
ittham
in this way
nirākṛto ’sadbhir api sva-dharmād
nirākṛtaḥ
insulted
asadbhiḥ
by rascals
api
even though
sva-dharmāt
from his prescribed duties
akampito ’mūṁ munir āha gāthām
akampitaḥ
unswerved
amūm
this
muniḥ
the sage
āha
spoke
gāthām
song.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Thus becoming detached upon the loss of his property, this sage gave up his moroseness. He left home, taking sannyāsa, and began to travel about the earth. Even when insulted by foolish rascals he remained unswerved from his duty and chanted this song.
Purport
Those becoming free from the materialistic way of life, which involves grueling austerities performed to acquire money, may chant the preceding song of the Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that if one is not capable of listening to the song of this sannyāsī, then one will certainly remain an obedient servant of material illusion.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Kṛṣṇa said: Thus becoming detached upon the loss of his property, this sage gave up his moroseness. Leaving home, taking sannyāsa, he travelled about the earth. Even when insulted by foolish rascals, he remained unshaken in his duty and chanted this song.
The purpose of citing this story of the miser is explained in two verses.
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Personal Guidance
Becoming detached upon loss, the sage left moroseness, took sannyāsa, traveled the earth — even insulted, unswerved from duty and chanting. The story closes with steadiness vindicated.
Reflection Questions
- What loss in my life could I let mature into similar steadiness?
- What chant or duty would carry me through?
My note
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