Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.17
अलं प्रजाभि: सृष्टाभिरीदृशीभि: सुरोत्तम ।
मया सह दहन्तीभिर्दिशश्चक्षुर्भिरुल्बणै: ॥ १७ ॥
alaṁ prajābhiḥ sṛṣṭābhir
[alam prajaabhih srishtaabhir]
īdṛśībhiḥ surottama
[eedrisheebhih surottama]
mayā saha dahantībhir
[mayaa saha dahanteebhir]
diśaś cakṣurbhir ulbaṇaiḥ
[dishash chakshurbhir ulbanaih]
Word-for-word
alam
—
unnecessary
prajābhiḥ
—
by such living entities
sṛṣṭābhiḥ
—
generated
īdṛśībhiḥ
—
of this type
sura-uttama
—
O best among the demigods
mayā
—
me
saha
—
along with
dahantībhiḥ
—
who are burning
diśaḥ
—
all sides
cakṣurbhiḥ
—
by the eyes
ulbaṇaiḥ
—
fiery flames.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
alaṁ prajābhiḥ sṛṣṭābhir
alam
unnecessary
prajābhiḥ
by such living entities
sṛṣṭābhiḥ
generated
īdṛśībhiḥ surottama
īdṛśībhiḥ
of this type
sura-uttama
O best among the demigods
mayā
me
mayā saha dahantībhir
saha
along with
dahantībhiḥ
who are burning
diśaś cakṣurbhir ulbaṇaiḥ
diśaḥ
all sides
cakṣurbhiḥ
by the eyes
ulbaṇaiḥ
fiery flames.
Brahmā told Rudra: O best among the demigods, there is no need for you to generate living entities of this nature. They have begun to devastate everything on all sides with the fiery flames from their eyes, and they have even attacked me.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the devatās! It is not necessary to create such progeny who burn up the directions along with me by their fiery glance.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā has to ask Rudra to stop generating beings whose flames attack even the creator. Even good intentions can produce harmful offspring; sometimes the loving directive is 'stop creating.' Restraint is itself a creative act.
Reflection Questions
- What am I currently 'generating' that is harming even those who guided me?
- Where is the right next move actually to stop, not to make more?
My note
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