SB 12.8.28 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.8.28

विससर्ज तदा बाणं मत्वा तं स्वजितं स्मर: । सर्वं तत्राभवन्मोघमनीशस्य यथोद्यम: ॥ २८ ॥

visasarja tadā bāṇaṁ

[visasarja tadaa baanam]

matvā taṁ sva-jitaṁ smaraḥ

[matvaa tam sva-jitam smarah]

sarvaṁ tatrābhavan mogham

[sarvam tatraabhavan mogham]

anīśasya yathodyamaḥ

[aneeshasya yathodyamah]

Word-for-word

visasarja — shot tadā — then bāṇam — the arrow matvā — thinking tam — him sva — by himself jitam — conquered smaraḥ — Cupid sarvam — all this tatra — directed at the sage abhavat — became mogham — futile anīśasya — of an atheist disbeliever yathā — just as udyamaḥ — the endeavors.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

visasarja tadā bāṇaṁ

visasarja

shot

tadā

then

bāṇam

the arrow

matvā taṁ sva-jitaṁ smaraḥ

matvā

thinking

tam

him

sva

by himself

jitam

conquered

smaraḥ

Cupid

sarvaṁ tatrābhavan mogham

sarvam

all this

tatra

directed at the sage

abhavat

became

mogham

futile

anīśasya yathodyamaḥ

anīśasya

of an atheist disbeliever

yathā

just as

udyamaḥ

the endeavors.

Cupid, thinking he had conquered the sage, then shot his arrow. But all these attempts to seduce Mārkaṇḍeya proved futile, just like the useless endeavors of an atheist.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Cupid, thinking he had conquered the sage, then shot his arrow. But all these attempts proved futile, just like the useless endeavors of a person with bad luck. Anīśasya means “of a person with bad fortune.”

Personal Guidance

Thinking he has conquered the sage, Cupid shoots his arrow — but it proves useless, like trying to harm an enlightened one. Real inner steadiness is not impressive externally; it just doesn't move when struck.

Reflection Questions

Where in my life have I mistaken being unmoved by something for being unaware?
Could quiet stability be one of my hidden strengths?

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