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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.10

शीतवातातपप्रावृड्‌‌हिमैरन्योन्यत: प्रजा: । क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां व्याधिभिश्चैव सन्तप्स्यन्ते च चिन्तया ॥ १० ॥
śīta-vātātapa-prāvṛḍ-
[sheeta-vaataatapa-praavrid-]
himair anyonyataḥ prajāḥ
[himair anyonyatah prajaah]
kṣut-tṛḍbhyāṁ vyādhibhiś caiva
[kshut-tridbhyaam vyaadhibhish chaiva]
santapsyante ca cintayā
[santapsyante cha chintayaa]
Word-for-word
śīta — by cold vāta — wind ātapa — the heat of the sun prāvṛt — torrential rain himaiḥ — and snow anyonyataḥ — by quarrel prajāḥ — the citizens kṣut — by hunger tṛḍbhyām — and thirst vyādhibhiḥ — by diseases ca — also eva — indeed santapsyante — they will suffer great distress ca — and cintayā — by anxiety.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śīta-vātātapa-prāvṛḍ-
śīta
by cold
vāta
wind
ātapa
the heat of the sun
prāvṛt
torrential rain
himair anyonyataḥ prajāḥ
himaiḥ
and snow
anyonyataḥ
by quarrel
prajāḥ
the citizens
kṣut-tṛḍbhyāṁ vyādhibhiś caiva
kṣut
by hunger
tṛḍbhyām
and thirst
vyādhibhiḥ
by diseases
ca
also
eva
indeed
santapsyante ca cintayā
santapsyante
they will suffer great distress
ca
and
cintayā
by anxiety.
The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow, and by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease and severe anxiety.
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Personal Guidance
Kali brings cold, heat, drought, quarrel, hunger, disease and anxiety. We cannot escape the climate of the age, but we can practice tolerance — a quality the Bhāgavatam keeps praising — and let suffering deepen rather than embitter us.
Reflection Questions
  • Which difficulty in my life am I resenting more than learning from?
  • How might I let it deepen my dependence on Kṛṣṇa?
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