Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.15
इत्यादिष्ट: स्वगुरुणा भगवान्नीललोहित: ।
सत्त्वाकृतिस्वभावेन ससर्जात्मसमा: प्रजा: ॥ १५ ॥
ity ādiṣṭaḥ sva-guruṇā
[ity aadishtah sva-gurunaa]
bhagavān nīla-lohitaḥ
[bhagavaan neela-lohitah]
sattvākṛti-svabhāvena
[sattvaakriti-svabhaavena]
sasarjātma-samāḥ prajāḥ
[sasarjaatma-samaah prajaah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
ādiṣṭaḥ
—
being ordered
sva-guruṇā
—
by his own spiritual master
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
nīla-lohitaḥ
—
Rudra, whose color is mixed blue and red
sattva
—
power
ākṛti
—
bodily features
svabhāvena
—
and with a very furious mode of nature
sasarja
—
created
ātma-samāḥ
—
like his own prototype
prajāḥ
—
generations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity ādiṣṭaḥ sva-guruṇā
iti
thus
ādiṣṭaḥ
being ordered
sva-guruṇā
by his own spiritual master
bhagavān nīla-lohitaḥ
bhagavān
the most powerful
nīla-lohitaḥ
Rudra, whose color is mixed blue and red
sattvākṛti-svabhāvena
sattva
power
ākṛti
bodily features
svabhāvena
and with a very furious mode of nature
sasarjātma-samāḥ prajāḥ
sasarja
created
ātma-samāḥ
like his own prototype
prajāḥ
generations.
The most powerful Rudra, whose bodily color was blue mixed with red, created many offspring exactly resembling him in features, strength and furious nature.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Ordered in this way by his guru, Rudra created offspring similar to himself in strength, form and fierce nature.
He created progeny with similar nature of violence (svabhavena), similar form of blue and red (ākṛti) and similar strength (sattva).
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Personal Guidance
Rudra creates offspring resembling him in furious nature — and they cause trouble. Like begets like; our most prominent traits get replicated in what we create. Be careful what you propagate.
Reflection Questions
- What of my own dominant traits am I unconsciously replicating in my projects or children?
- Which trait, if multiplied, would devastate everything around me?
My note
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