SB 12.6.64-65 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.64-65

देवरातसुत: सोऽपि छर्दित्वा यजुषां गणम् । ततो गतोऽथ मुनयो दद‍ृशुस्तान् यजुर्गणान् ॥ ६४ ॥ यजूंषि तित्तिरा भूत्वा तल्ल‍ोलुपतयाददु: । तैत्तिरीया इति यजु:शाखा आसन् सुपेशला: ॥ ६५ ॥

devarāta-sutaḥ so ’pi

[devaraata-sutah so ’pi]

charditvā yajuṣāṁ gaṇam

[charditvaa yajushaam ganam]

tato gato ’tha munayo

[tato gato ’tha munayo]

dadṛśus tān yajur-gaṇān

[dadrishus taan yajur-ganaan]

yajūṁṣi tittirā bhūtvā

[yajoomshi tittiraa bhootvaa]

tal-lolupatayādaduḥ

[tal-lolupatayaadaduh]

taittirīyā iti yajuḥ-

[taittireeyaa iti yajuh-]

śākhā āsan su-peśalāḥ

[shaakhaa aasan su-peshalaah]

Word-for-word

devarāta-sutaḥ — the son of Devarāta (Yājñavalkya) saḥ — he api — indeed charditvā — vomiting yajuṣām — of the Yajur Veda gaṇam — the collected mantras tataḥ — from there gataḥ — having gone atha — then munayaḥ — the sages dadṛśuḥ — saw tān — those yajuḥ-gaṇān — yajur-mantras yajūṁsi — these yajur-mantras tittirāḥ — partridges bhūtvā — becoming tat — for those mantras lolupatayā — with greedy desire ādaduḥ — picked them up taittirīyāḥ — known as Taittirīya iti — thus yajuḥ-śākhāḥ — branches of the Yajur Veda āsan — came into being su-peśalāḥ — most beautiful.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

devarāta-sutaḥ so ’pi

devarāta-sutaḥ

the son of Devarāta (Yājñavalkya)

charditvā yajuṣāṁ gaṇam

saḥ

api

indeed

charditvā

vomiting

tato gato ’tha munayo

dadṛśus tān yajur-gaṇān

yajuṣām

of the Yajur Veda

gaṇam

the collected mantras

yajūṁṣi tittirā bhūtvā

tal-lolupatayādaduḥ

tataḥ

from there

gataḥ

having gone

atha

then

munayaḥ

the sages

dadṛśuḥ

saw

taittirīyā iti yajuḥ-

tān

those

yajuḥ-gaṇān

yajur-mantras

yajūṁsi

these yajur-mantras

tittirāḥ

partridges

bhūtvā

becoming

tat

for those mantras

lolupatayā

with greedy desire

ādaduḥ

picked them up

taittirīyāḥ

known as Taittirīya

iti

thus

yajuḥ-śākhāḥ

branches of the Yajur Veda

śākhā āsan su-peśalāḥ

āsan

came into being

su-peśalāḥ

most beautiful.

Yājñavalkya, the son of Devarāta, then vomited the mantras of the Yajur Veda and went away from there. The assembled disciples, looking greedily upon these yajur hymns, assumed the form of partridges and picked them all up. These divisions of the Yajur Veda therefore became known as the most beautiful Taittirīya-saṁhitā, the hymns collected by partridges [tittirāḥ].

Purport

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, it is improper for a brāhmaṇa to collect what has been vomited, and so the powerful brāhmaṇa disciples of Vaiśampāyana assumed the form of tittiras, partridges, and collected the valuable mantras.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Yājñavalkya, the son of Devarāta, then vomited the mantras of the Yajur Veda and went away from there. The assembled disciples, looking greedily upon these hymns, assumed the form of partridges and picked them all up. These divisions of the Yajur Veda therefore became known as the most beautiful Taittirīya-saṁhitā, the hymns collected by partridges (tittirāḥ). Yajñavalkya was the son of Devarāta. Since it was improper for brāhmaṇas to take something which was vomited, they became partridges and received those verses. Therefore the saṁhitā is called Taittirīya, “coming from partridges.”

Personal Guidance

Yajnavalkya, expelled, vomits the Yajur mantras; the other disciples eagerly take them up. What one losing personality releases can become food for many. Even painful losses can feed those who come after.

Reflection Questions

Have I let go of something painfully, and seen others benefit from it?
How does that knowledge transform the pain?

📝 My note

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