Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.11
तक्षक: प्रहितो विप्रा: क्रुद्धेन द्विजसूनुना ।
हन्तुकामो नृपं गच्छन् ददर्श पथि कश्यपम् ॥ ११ ॥
takṣakaḥ prahito viprāḥ
[takshakah prahito vipraah]
kruddhena dvija-sūnunā
[kruddhena dvija-soonunaa]
hantu-kāmo nṛpaṁ gacchan
[hantu-kaamo nripam gachchan]
dadarśa pathi kaśyapam
[dadarsha pathi kashyapam]
Word-for-word
takṣakaḥ
—
the snake-bird Takṣaka
prahitaḥ
—
sent
viprāḥ
—
O learned brāhmaṇas
kruddhena
—
who had been angered
dvija
—
of the sage Śamīka
sūnunā
—
by the son
hantu-kāmaḥ
—
desirous of killing
nṛpam
—
the King
gacchan
—
while going
dadarśa
—
he saw
pathi
—
upon the road
kaśyapam
—
Kaśyapa Muni.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
takṣakaḥ prahito viprāḥ
takṣakaḥ
the snake-bird Takṣaka
prahitaḥ
sent
viprāḥ
O learned brāhmaṇas
kruddhena dvija-sūnunā
kruddhena
who had been angered
dvija
of the sage Śamīka
sūnunā
by the son
hantu-kāmo nṛpaṁ gacchan
hantu-kāmaḥ
desirous of killing
nṛpam
the King
gacchan
while going
dadarśa pathi kaśyapam
dadarśa
he saw
pathi
upon the road
kaśyapam
Kaśyapa Muni.
O learned brāhmaṇas, the snake-bird Takṣaka, who had been sent by the angry son of a brāhmaṇa, was going toward the King to kill him when he saw Kaśyapa Muni on the path.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O learned brāhmaṇas! When the snake-bird Takṣaka, who had been sent by the angry son of a brāhmaṇa, was going toward the King to kill him, he saw Kaśyapa Muni on the path.
Since he was situated in the spiritual world, the attack of Takṣaka was a useless action. This is expressed in three verses.
Personal Guidance
Taksaka, sent by the brahmana boy's curse, meets Kaśyapa on the road — a healer who could counteract the poison. Even our enemies are choreographed within a larger script. Nothing approaches us by pure accident.
Reflection Questions
- What recent 'enemy' or obstacle could I view as choreographed for some lesson?
- What might be the lesson if I were quiet enough to ask?
My note
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