Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.35
सूत उवाच
इत्यर्चितोऽभिष्टुतश्च मुनिना सूक्तया गिरा ।
तमाह भगवाञ्छर्व: शर्वया चाभिनन्दित: ॥ ३५ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
ity arcito ’bhiṣṭutaś ca
[ity archito ’bhishtutash cha]
muninā sūktayā girā
[muninaa sooktayaa giraa]
tam āha bhagavāṣ charvaḥ
[tam aaha bhagavaash charvah]
śarvayā cābhinanditaḥ
[sharvayaa chaabhinanditah]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Sūta Gosvāmī said
iti
—
in these words
arcitaḥ
—
worshiped
abhiṣṭutaḥ
—
glorified
ca
—
and
muninā
—
by the sage
su-uktayā
—
well-spoken
girā
—
with words
tam
—
to him
āha
—
spoke
bhagavān śarvaḥ
—
Lord Śiva
śarvayā
—
by his consort, Śarvā
ca
—
and
abhinanditaḥ
—
encouraged.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
ity arcito ’bhiṣṭutaś ca
iti
in these words
arcitaḥ
worshiped
muninā sūktayā girā
tam āha bhagavāṣ charvaḥ
abhiṣṭutaḥ
glorified
śarvayā cābhinanditaḥ
ca
and
muninā
by the sage
su-uktayā
well-spoken
girā
with words
tam
to him
āha
spoke
bhagavān śarvaḥ
Lord Śiva
śarvayā
by his consort, Śarvā
ca
and
abhinanditaḥ
encouraged.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus worshiped and glorified by the eloquent statements of the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, Lord Śarva [Śiva], encouraged by his consort, replied to him as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus worshiped and glorified by the eloquent statements of the sage Mārkaṇḍeya, Śiva, encouraged by his consort, replied to him as follows.
Personal Guidance
Siva, encouraged by his consort, replies to the eloquent sage. Even at the highest level, partnership and encouragement matter. We should not underestimate how much another's nudge enables our blessing of others.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'nudge' helps me be generous when I might otherwise hold back?
- Whom could I nudge similarly today?
My note
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