Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.23
तं पतन्तं विमानेन सहतक्षकमम्बरात् ।
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taṁ patantaṁ vimānena
[tam patantam vimaanena]
saha-takṣakam ambarāt
[saha-takshakam ambaraat]
vilokyāṅgirasaḥ prāha
[vilokyaangirasah praaha]
rājānaṁ taṁ bṛhaspatiḥ
[raajaanam tam brihaspatih]
Word-for-word
tam
—
him
patantam
—
falling
vimānena
—
in his airplane
saha-takṣakam
—
with Takṣaka
ambarāt
—
from the sky
vilokya
—
observing
āṅgirasaḥ
—
the son of Aṅgirā
prāha
—
spoke
rājānam
—
to the King (Janamejaya)
tam
—
to him
bṛhaspatiḥ
—
Bṛhaspati.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ patantaṁ vimānena
tam
him
patantam
falling
vimānena
in his airplane
saha-takṣakam ambarāt
saha-takṣakam
with Takṣaka
ambarāt
from the sky
vilokyāṅgirasaḥ prāha
vilokya
observing
āṅgirasaḥ
the son of Aṅgirā
prāha
spoke
rājānaṁ taṁ bṛhaspatiḥ
rājānam
to the King (Janamejaya)
tam
to him
bṛhaspatiḥ
Bṛhaspati.
Bṛhaspati, the son of Aṅgirā Muni, seeing Indra falling from the sky in his airplane along with Takṣaka, approached King Janamejaya and spoke to him as follows.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bṛhaspati, the son of Aṅgirā, seeing Indra falling from the sky in his airplane along with Takṣaka, approached King Janmejaya and spoke to him as follows.
Āṅgirasaḥ means the son of Aṅgirā.
Personal Guidance
Bṛhaspati, seeing Indra falling, approaches Janamejaya to advise restraint. Wise mediators intervene before things become irretrievable. We can ourselves be that quiet advisor for someone heading too far.
Reflection Questions
- Is there someone in my life I should gently advise to pause before going further?
- Who might be playing that role for me — and am I listening?
My note
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