Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.10
सपरिच्छदमात्मानं हित्वा तृणमिवेश्वरम् ।
यान्तीं स्त्रियं चान्वगमं नग्न उन्मत्तवद् रुदन् ॥ १० ॥
sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ
[sa-parichchadam aatmaanam]
hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram
[hitvaa trinam iveshvaram]
yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ
[yaanteem striyam chaanvagamam]
nagna unmatta-vad rudan
[nagna unmatta-vad rudan]
Word-for-word
sa-paricchadam
—
along with my kingdom and all paraphernalia
ātmānam
—
myself
hitvā
—
abandoning
tṛṇam
—
a blade of grass
iva
—
as if
īśvaram
—
the powerful lord
yāntīm
—
going away
striyam
—
the woman
ca
—
and
anvagaman
—
I followed
nagnaḥ
—
naked
unmatta-vat
—
like a madman
rudan
—
crying out.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ
sa-paricchadam
along with my kingdom and all paraphernalia
ātmānam
myself
hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram
hitvā
abandoning
tṛṇam
a blade of grass
iva
as if
īśvaram
the powerful lord
yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ
yāntīm
going away
striyam
the woman
ca
and
anvagaman
I followed
nagna unmatta-vad rudan
nagnaḥ
naked
unmatta-vat
like a madman
rudan
crying out.
Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence, that woman gave me up as if I were no more than an insignificant blade of grass. And still, naked and without shame, I followed her, crying out to her like a madman.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Although I was a powerful lord with great opulence, that woman rejected me as if I were no more than an insignificant blade of grass and departed. And still, naked and without shame, I followed her, crying out to her like a madman.
I am just a pet animal because I followed this woman who left after rejecting me like a blade of grass, even though I was a king.
Personal Guidance
Powerful lord with great opulence, she gave me up as a blade of grass — and still, naked and shameless, I followed her like a madman. Subjection completes itself in unworthy pursuit.
Reflection Questions
- What 'unworthy pursuit' am I still engaged in?
- What honest naming would free me?
My note
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