Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.8.25
सन्दधेऽस्त्रं स्वधनुषि काम: पञ्चमुखं तदा ।
मधुर्मनो रजस्तोक इन्द्रभृत्या व्यकम्पयन् ॥ २५ ॥
sandadhe ’straṁ sva-dhanuṣi
[sandadhe ’stram sva-dhanushi]
kāmaḥ pañca-mukhaṁ tadā
[kaamah pancha-mukham tadaa]
madhur mano rajas-toka
[madhur mano rajas-toka]
indra-bhṛtyā vyakampayan
[indra-bhrityaa vyakampayan]
Word-for-word
sandadhe
—
he fixed
astram
—
the weapon
sva-dhanuṣi
—
upon his bow
kāmaḥ
—
Cupid
pañca-mukham
—
having five heads (sight, sound, smell, touch and taste)
tadā
—
then
madhuḥ
—
spring
manaḥ
—
the mind of the sage
rajaḥ-tokaḥ
—
the child of passion, greed
indra-bhṛtyāḥ
—
the servants of Indra
vyakampayan
—
attempted to agitate.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sandadhe ’straṁ sva-dhanuṣi
sandadhe
he fixed
kāmaḥ pañca-mukhaṁ tadā
madhur mano rajas-toka
astram
the weapon
sva-dhanuṣi
upon his bow
kāmaḥ
Cupid
indra-bhṛtyā vyakampayan
pañca-mukham
having five heads (sight, sound, smell, touch and taste)
tadā
then
madhuḥ
spring
manaḥ
the mind of the sage
rajaḥ-tokaḥ
the child of passion, greed
indra-bhṛtyāḥ
the servants of Indra
vyakampayan
attempted to agitate.
While the son of passion [greed personified], spring and the other servants of Indra all tried to agitate Mārkaṇḍeya’s mind, Cupid drew his five-headed arrow and fixed it upon his bow.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
While greed personified, spring and the other servants of Indra all tried to agitate Mārkaṇḍeya's mind, Cupid fixed his five-headed arrow on his bow.
The five heads of the arrow are drying up, bewilderment, agitation, suffering, and exhilaration.
Personal Guidance
Greed (the 'son of passion'), spring, and the other servants try to agitate Markandeya's mind while Cupid draws his five-headed arrow. The whole array converges. Spiritual life sometimes has to weather coordinated attack.
Reflection Questions
- Has there been a time when many disturbances converged on me at once?
- What helped me through it — and is it still available?
My note
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