Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.13
स्वार्थस्याकोविदं धिङ् मां मूर्खं पण्डितमानिनम् ।
योऽहमीश्वरतां प्राप्य स्त्रीभिर्गोखरवज्जित: ॥ १३ ॥
svārthasyākovidaṁ dhiṅ māṁ
[svaarthasyaakovidam dhin maam]
mūrkhaṁ paṇḍita-māninam
[moorkham pandita-maaninam]
yo ’ham īśvaratāṁ prāpya
[yo ’ham eeshvarataam praapya]
strībhir go-khara-vaj jitaḥ
[streebhir go-khara-vaj jitah]
Word-for-word
sva-arthasya
—
his own best interest
akovidam
—
who does not know
dhik
—
to hell
mām
—
with me
mūrkham
—
a fool
paṇḍita-māninam
—
imagining himself to be a great scholar
yaḥ
—
who
aham
—
I
īśvaratām
—
the position of lordship
prāpya
—
achieving
strībhiḥ
—
by women
go-khara-vat
—
like a bullock or an ass
jitaḥ
—
conquered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svārthasyākovidaṁ dhiṅ māṁ
sva-arthasya
his own best interest
akovidam
who does not know
dhik
to hell
mām
with me
mūrkhaṁ paṇḍita-māninam
mūrkham
a fool
paṇḍita-māninam
imagining himself to be a great scholar
yo ’ham īśvaratāṁ prāpya
yaḥ
who
strībhir go-khara-vaj jitaḥ
aham
I
īśvaratām
the position of lordship
prāpya
achieving
strībhiḥ
by women
go-khara-vat
like a bullock or an ass
jitaḥ
conquered.
To hell with me! I am such a fool that I didn’t even know what was good for me, although I arrogantly thought I was highly intelligent. Although I achieved the exalted position of a lord, I allowed myself to be conquered by women as if I were a bullock or a jackass.
Purport
All the fools of this world consider themselves very wise scholars even though, intoxicated by sense gratification and maddened by their lust for women’s association, they become just like bullocks and jackasses. By the mercy of a saintly spiritual master, this lusty propensity can gradually be removed and one can understand the terrible, contemptible nature of material sense gratification. In this verse King Purūravā is coming to his senses in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
To hell with me! I am such a fool that I didn’t even know what was good for me, although I arrogantly thought I was highly intelligent. Although I achieved the exalted position of a ruler, I allowed myself to be conquered by women as if I were a bullock or a donkey.
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Personal Guidance
To hell with me — fool, arrogant about my intelligence, allowing myself to be conquered by women like a bullock or jackass. The denunciation is total and includes the self-image of intelligence.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my self-image as intelligent shield me from naming a foolish pattern?
- What would dropping that shield enable?
My note
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