Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.28
सूत उवाच
इत्युक्त: स तथेत्याह महर्षेर्मानयन् वच: ।
सर्पसत्रादुपरत: पूजयामास वाक्पतिम् ॥ २८ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
ity uktaḥ sa tathety āha
[ity uktah sa tathety aaha]
maharṣer mānayan vacaḥ
[maharsher maanayan vachah]
sarpa-satrād uparataḥ
[sarpa-satraad uparatah]
pūjayām āsa vāk-patim
[poojayaam aasa vaak-patim]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Sūta Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
uktaḥ
—
addressed
saḥ
—
he (Janamejaya)
tathā iti
—
so be it
āha
—
he said
mahā-ṛṣeḥ
—
of the great sage
mānayan
—
honoring
vacaḥ
—
the words
sarpa-satrāt
—
from the snake sacrifice
uparataḥ
—
ceasing
pūjayām āsa
—
he worshiped
vāk-patim
—
Bṛhaspati, the master of eloquence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
ity uktaḥ sa tathety āha
iti
thus
uktaḥ
addressed
saḥ
he (Janamejaya)
tathā iti
so be it
āha
he said
maharṣer mānayan vacaḥ
mahā-ṛṣeḥ
of the great sage
mānayan
honoring
vacaḥ
the words
sarpa-satrād uparataḥ
sarpa-satrāt
from the snake sacrifice
uparataḥ
ceasing
pūjayām āsa vāk-patim
pūjayām āsa
he worshiped
vāk-patim
Bṛhaspati, the master of eloquence.
Sūta Gosvāmī continued: Advised in this manner, Mahārāja Janamejaya replied, “So be it.” Honoring the words of the great sage, he desisted from performing the snake sacrifice and worshiped Bṛhaspati, the most eloquent of sages.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Advised in this manner, Mahārāja Janmejaya replied, "So be it." Honoring the words of the great sage, he stopped the snake sacrifice and worshiped Bṛhaspati, the most eloquent of sages.
Personal Guidance
Janamejaya replies, 'So be it,' and honors the sage's words. To stop mid-course, after a public commitment, takes humility. Wise people prize being right less than being good.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I clinging to a public commitment that wisdom now asks me to lay down?
- What would help me say 'so be it' rather than dig in?
My note
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