Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.7
मत्कृते पितृपुत्राणां भ्रातृणां चापि विग्रह: ।
जायते ह्यसतां राज्ये ममताबद्धचेतसाम् ॥ ७ ॥
mat-kṛte pitṛ-putrāṇāṁ
[mat-krite pitri-putraanaam]
bhrātṝṇāṁ cāpi vigrahaḥ
[bhraatreenaam chaapi vigrahah]
jāyate hy asatāṁ rājye
[jaayate hy asataam raajye]
mamatā-baddha-cetasām
[mamataa-baddha-chetasaam]
Word-for-word
mat-kṛte
—
for the sake of me
pitṛ-putrāṇām
—
between fathers and sons
bhrātṝṇām
—
among brothers
ca
—
and
api
—
also
vigrahaḥ
—
conflict
jāyate
—
arises
hi
—
indeed
asatām
—
among the materialistic
rājye
—
for political rule
mamatā
—
by the sense of possession
baddha
—
bound up
cetasām
—
whose hearts.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mat-kṛte pitṛ-putrāṇāṁ
mat-kṛte
for the sake of me
pitṛ-putrāṇām
between fathers and sons
bhrātṝṇāṁ cāpi vigrahaḥ
bhrātṝṇām
among brothers
ca
and
api
also
vigrahaḥ
conflict
jāyate hy asatāṁ rājye
jāyate
arises
hi
indeed
asatām
among the materialistic
rājye
for political rule
mamatā-baddha-cetasām
mamatā
by the sense of possession
baddha
bound up
cetasām
whose hearts.
“For the sake of conquering me, materialistic persons fight one another. Fathers oppose their sons, and brothers fight one another, because their hearts are bound to possessing political power.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
For the sake of conquering me, materialistic persons fight with fathers, sons and brothers, because their hearts are bound to possessiveness for an impermanent kingdom.
Personal Guidance
Possession-hunger turns fathers against sons, brothers against brothers. Family bonds shred when power is the prize. The protection is to keep the heart's main bond with Kṛṣṇa — only then can family love stay clean.
Reflection Questions
- Where has a possession (money, property, status) quietly become more important than a family bond?
- What single conversation could begin healing it?
My note
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