Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.50
ऋषीणां भूरिवीर्याणामपि सर्गमविस्तृतम् ।
ज्ञात्वा तद्धृदये भूयश्चिन्तयामास कौरव ॥ ५० ॥
ṛṣīṇāṁ bhūri-vīryāṇām
[risheenaam bhoori-veeryaanaam]
api sargam avistṛtam
[api sargam avistritam]
jñātvā tad dhṛdaye bhūyaś
[jnaatvaa tad dhridaye bhooyash]
cintayām āsa kaurava
[chintayaam aasa kaurava]
Word-for-word
ṛṣīṇām
—
of the great sages
bhūri-vīryāṇām
—
with great potency
api
—
in spite of
sargam
—
the creation
avistṛtam
—
not extended
jñātvā
—
knowing
tat
—
that
hṛdaye
—
in his heart
bhūyaḥ
—
again
cintayām āsa
—
he began to consider
kaurava
—
O son of the Kurus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛṣīṇāṁ bhūri-vīryāṇām
ṛṣīṇām
of the great sages
bhūri-vīryāṇām
with great potency
api sargam avistṛtam
api
in spite of
sargam
the creation
avistṛtam
not extended
jñātvā tad dhṛdaye bhūyaś
jñātvā
knowing
tat
that
hṛdaye
in his heart
bhūyaḥ
again
cintayām āsa kaurava
cintayām āsa
he began to consider
kaurava
O son of the Kurus.
O son of the Kurus, when Brahmā saw that in spite of the presence of sages of great potency there was no sufficient increase in population, he seriously began to consider how the population could be increased.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! Understanding that the creation produced from the powerful sages was not sufficient, Brahmā again began to reflect in his heart.
Brahmā had thought that Marīci and others whom he had previously created would create a huge population. However he again made efforts.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā notices that even great sages have not increased the population enough and begins to think seriously. Honest assessment of insufficient results is the first step toward a new approach. Refusing to notice the gap is the real problem.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I refusing to notice that current efforts are not producing sufficient results?
- What 'seriously consider' moment have I been avoiding?
My note
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