Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.14
मनुरुवाच
आदेशेऽहं भगवतो वर्तेयामीवसूदन ।
स्थानं त्विहानुजानीहि प्रजानां मम च प्रभो ॥ १४ ॥
manur uvāca
[manur uvaacha]
ādeśe ’haṁ bhagavato
[aadeshe ’ham bhagavato]
varteyāmīva-sūdana
[varteyaameeva-soodana]
sthānaṁ tv ihānujānīhi
[sthaanam tv ihaanujaaneehi]
prajānāṁ mama ca prabho
[prajaanaam mama cha prabho]
Word-for-word
manuḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Manu said
ādeśe
—
under the order
aham
—
I
bhagavataḥ
—
of your powerful self
varteya
—
shall stay
amīva-sūdana
—
O killer of all sins
sthānam
—
the place
tu
—
but
iha
—
in this world
anujānīhi
—
please let me know
prajānām
—
of the living entities born from me
mama
—
my
ca
—
also
prabho
—
O lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
manur uvāca
manuḥ uvāca
Śrī Manu said
ādeśe ’haṁ bhagavato
ādeśe
under the order
aham
I
bhagavataḥ
of your powerful self
varteyāmīva-sūdana
varteya
shall stay
amīva-sūdana
O killer of all sins
sthānaṁ tv ihānujānīhi
sthānam
the place
tu
but
iha
in this world
anujānīhi
please let me know
prajānāṁ mama ca prabho
prajānām
of the living entities born from me
mama
my
ca
also
prabho
O lord.
Śrī Manu said: O all-powerful lord, O killer of all sins, I shall abide by your order. Now please let me know my place and that of the living entities born of me.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Manu said: O Lord! O killer of sin! I will remain fixed in your order. Please consider a residence for my offspring.
O killer of sins (amīva-sūdana)! I will remain fixed in your order. Consider a residence for my offspring.
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Personal Guidance
Manu asks Brahmā to assign him and his offspring their place. To know where one belongs in the cosmic design is a question worth asking even after we have a body and a spouse. Place is not just geography; it is dharmic location.
Reflection Questions
- Have I asked clearly enough where my work, my family, my service fits in the design?
- What 'place' question am I avoiding because I assume I already know?
My note
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