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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.1

ब्रह्मोवाच इति तद् गृणतां तेषां मुनीनां योगधर्मिणाम् । प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभु: ॥ १ ॥
brahmovāca
[brahmovaacha]
iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ
[iti tad grinataam teshaam]
munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām
[muneenaam yoga-dharminaam]
pratinandya jagādedaṁ
[pratinandya jagaadedam]
vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ
[vikuntha-nilayo vibhuh]
Word-for-word
brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said iti — thus tat — speech gṛṇatām — praising teṣām — of them munīnām — those four sages yoga-dharmiṇām — engaged in linking with the Supreme pratinandya — after congratulating jagāda — said idam — these words vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ — whose abode is bereft of anxiety vibhuḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmovāca
brahmā uvāca
Lord Brahmā said
iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ
iti
thus
tat
speech
gṛṇatām
praising
teṣām
of them
munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām
munīnām
those four sages
yoga-dharmiṇām
engaged in linking with the Supreme
pratinandya jagādedaṁ
pratinandya
after congratulating
jagāda
said
idam
these words
vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ
vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ
whose abode is bereft of anxiety
vibhuḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Lord Brahmā said: After thus congratulating the sages for their nice words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose abode is in the kingdom of God, spoke as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā said: Praising the sages, conversant with yoga principles, who had praised him, the Lord, whose abode is Vaikuṇṭha, spoke as follows. In the Sixteenth Chapter the Lord accepts the curse made by the Kumāras who were fearful, because they knew that the Lord had affection for the gate keepers who had love for the Lord. The Lord was pleased with their Kumāras’ words of praise.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord first congratulates the sages for their well-spoken words before continuing. Even the Supreme leads conversation with appreciation. Real leadership begins with honoring the other voice in the room.
Reflection Questions
  • Do my conversations begin with appreciation or with my own agenda?
  • Whose 'nice words' deserve my acknowledgement before I respond with my own?
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