Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.51
तासां स चतुर: शिष्यानुपाहूय महामति: ।
एकैकां संहितां ब्रह्मन्नेकैकस्मै ददौ विभु: ॥ ५१ ॥
tāsāṁ sa caturaḥ śiṣyān
[taasaam sa chaturah shishyaan]
upāhūya mahā-matiḥ
[upaahooya mahaa-matih]
ekaikāṁ saṁhitāṁ brahmann
[ekaikaam samhitaam brahmann]
ekaikasmai dadau vibhuḥ
[ekaikasmai dadau vibhuh]
Word-for-word
tāsām
—
of those four collections
saḥ
—
he
caturaḥ
—
four
śiṣyān
—
disciples
upāhūya
—
calling near
mahā-matiḥ
—
the powerfully intelligent sage
eka-ekām
—
one by one
saṁhitām
—
a collection
brahman
—
O brāhmaṇa
eka-ekasmai
—
to each of them
dadau
—
he gave
vibhuḥ
—
the powerful Vyāsadeva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāsāṁ sa caturaḥ śiṣyān
tāsām
of those four collections
saḥ
he
caturaḥ
four
śiṣyān
disciples
upāhūya mahā-matiḥ
upāhūya
calling near
mahā-matiḥ
the powerfully intelligent sage
ekaikāṁ saṁhitāṁ brahmann
eka-ekām
one by one
saṁhitām
a collection
brahman
O brāhmaṇa
ekaikasmai dadau vibhuḥ
eka-ekasmai
to each of them
dadau
he gave
vibhuḥ
the powerful Vyāsadeva.
The most powerful and intelligent Vyāsadeva called four of his disciples, O brāhmaṇa, and entrusted to each of them one of these four saṁhitās.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The most powerful and intelligent Vyāsadeva called four of his disciples, O brāhmaṇa, and entrusted to each of them one of these four saṁhitās.
Personal Guidance
Vyasa calls four disciples and entrusts each with one saṁhita. Authority is given, then released. A real teacher hands real responsibility — not just tasks — to those he has trained.
Reflection Questions
- Whom have I really empowered — not just delegated to — in some area of life?
- Where am I clinging to control that should be released?
My note
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