SB 11.23.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.9

तस्यैवं यक्षवित्तस्य च्युतस्योभयलोकत: । धर्मकामविहीनस्य चुक्रुधु: पञ्चभागिन: ॥ ९ ॥

tasyaivaṁ yakṣa-vittasya

[tasyaivam yaksha-vittasya]

cyutasyobhaya-lokataḥ

[chyutasyobhaya-lokatah]

dharma-kāma-vihīnasya

[dharma-kaama-viheenasya]

cukrudhuḥ pañca-bhāginaḥ

[chukrudhuh pancha-bhaaginah]

Word-for-word

tasya — at him evam — in this way yakṣa-vittasya — who simply kept his wealth without spending it, like the Yakṣas, who guard the treasury of Kuvera cyutasya — who was deprived ubhaya — of both lokataḥ — worlds (this life and the next) dharma — religiosity kāma — and sense gratification vihīnasya — lacking cukrudhuḥ — they became angry pañca-bhāginaḥ — the deities of the five prescribed household sacrifices.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tasyaivaṁ yakṣa-vittasya

tasya

at him

evam

in this way

yakṣa-vittasya

who simply kept his wealth without spending it, like the Yakṣas, who guard the treasury of Kuvera

cyutasyobhaya-lokataḥ

cyutasya

who was deprived

ubhaya

of both

lokataḥ

worlds (this life and the next)

dharma-kāma-vihīnasya

dharma

religiosity

kāma

and sense gratification

vihīnasya

lacking

cukrudhuḥ pañca-bhāginaḥ

cukrudhuḥ

they became angry

pañca-bhāginaḥ

the deities of the five prescribed household sacrifices.

In this way the presiding deities of the five family sacrifices became angry at the brāhmaṇa, who, being niggardly, guarded his wealth like a Yakṣa, who had no good destination either in this world or the next, and who was totally deprived of religiosity and sense enjoyment.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

In this way the presiding deities of the five family sacrifices became angry at the merchant who, being niggardly, guarded his wealth like a Yakṣa, who had no good destination either in this world or the next, and who was totally deprived of religiosity and sense enjoyment. He protected his wealth as if it belonged to a Yakṣa. Pañca-bhāginaḥ means the deities of the five sacrifices (deva-yajñā, brahma-yajña, pita-yajña, bhūta-yajña, and nṛ-yajña).

Personal Guidance

The presiding deities of the five family sacrifices became angry; the miser had no good destination here or hereafter and was deprived of dharma and sense gratification. Cosmic accounting catches up.

Reflection Questions

What 'small sacrifices' have I neglected?
What costs me to ignore them indefinitely?

📝 My note

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