Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.6
मैत्रेय उवाच
यदा स्वभार्यया सार्धं जात: स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।
प्राञ्जलि: प्रणतश्चेदं वेदगर्भमभाषत ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
yadā sva-bhāryayā sārdhaṁ
[yadaa sva-bhaaryayaa saardham]
jātaḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ
[jaatah svaayambhuvo manuh]
prāñjaliḥ praṇataś cedaṁ
[praanjalih pranatash chedam]
veda-garbham abhāṣata
[veda-garbham abhaashata]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
yadā
—
when
sva-bhāryayā
—
along with his wife
sārdham
—
accompanied by
jātaḥ
—
appeared
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
Svāyambhuva Manu
manuḥ
—
the father of mankind
prāñjaliḥ
—
with folded hands
praṇataḥ
—
in obeisances
ca
—
also
idam
—
this
veda-garbham
—
unto the reservoir of Vedic wisdom
abhāṣata
—
addressed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Maitreya said
yadā sva-bhāryayā sārdhaṁ
yadā
when
sva-bhāryayā
along with his wife
sārdham
accompanied by
jātaḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ
jātaḥ
appeared
svāyambhuvaḥ
Svāyambhuva Manu
manuḥ
the father of mankind
prāñjaliḥ praṇataś cedaṁ
prāñjaliḥ
with folded hands
praṇataḥ
in obeisances
ca
also
idam
this
veda-garbham abhāṣata
veda-garbham
unto the reservoir of Vedic wisdom
abhāṣata
addressed.
The sage Maitreya said to Vidura: After his appearance, Manu, the father of mankind, along with his wife, thus addressed the reservoir of Vedic wisdom, Brahmā, with obeisances and folded hands.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: After Manu appeared along with his wife, folding his hands and offering respects, he spoke to Brahmā, the source of the Vedas.
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Personal Guidance
Manu and his wife approach Brahmā together with obeisances and folded hands. Partnerships that begin by jointly bowing to a higher source have a different trajectory than ones built on mutual self-reference.
Reflection Questions
- Who is the 'Brahmā' to whom my closest partnership bows together?
- What changes when a couple's first habit is shared reverence rather than shared striving?
My note
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