Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.22
अथापि काममेतं ते प्रजात्यै करवाण्यलम् ।
यथा मां नातिरोचन्ति मुहूर्तं प्रतिपालय ॥ २२ ॥
athāpi kāmam etaṁ te
[athaapi kaamam etam te]
prajātyai karavāṇy alam
[prajaatyai karavaany alam]
yathā māṁ nātirocanti
[yathaa maam naatirochanti]
muhūrtaṁ pratipālaya
[muhoortam pratipaalaya]
Word-for-word
atha api
—
even though (it is not possible)
kāmam
—
this sex desire
etam
—
as it is
te
—
your
prajātyai
—
for the sake of children
karavāṇi
—
let me do
alam
—
without delay
yathā
—
as
mām
—
unto me
na
—
may not
atirocanti
—
reproach
muhūrtam
—
a few seconds
pratipālaya
—
wait for.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athāpi kāmam etaṁ te
atha api
even though (it is not possible)
kāmam
this sex desire
etam
as it is
te
your
prajātyai karavāṇy alam
prajātyai
for the sake of children
karavāṇi
let me do
alam
without delay
yathā māṁ nātirocanti
yathā
as
mām
unto me
na
may not
atirocanti
reproach
muhūrtaṁ pratipālaya
muhūrtam
a few seconds
pratipālaya
wait for.
Even though it is not possible to repay you, I shall satisfy your sex desire immediately for the sake of begetting children. But you must wait for only a few seconds so that others may not reproach me.
Purport
The henpecked husband may not be able to repay his wife for all the benefits that he derives from her, but as for begetting children by fulfilling sexual desire, it is not at all difficult for any husband unless he is thoroughly impotent. This is a very easy task for a husband under normal conditions. In spite of Kaśyapa’s being very eager, he requested her to wait for a few seconds so that others might not reproach him. He explains his position as follows.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I will fully satisfy your desire for a child. Please wait for the proper time so that others will not criticize me.
Though I cannot act like you, I should adequately fulfill you desire for producing a child. “Quickly enter the bedroom, since I am suffering from this delay through lengthy conversation.” He replies. “Wait for the proper time, so that others will not criticize me.”
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Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.
Reflection Questions
- Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
- What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?
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