Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.10
सङ्गीतवद्रोदनवदुन्नमय्य शिरोधराम् ।
व्यमुञ्चन् विविधा वाचो ग्रामसिंहास्ततस्तत: ॥ १० ॥
saṅgītavad rodanavad
[sangeetavad rodanavad]
unnamayya śirodharām
[unnamayya shirodharaam]
vyamuñcan vividhā vāco
[vyamunchan vividhaa vaacho]
grāma-siṁhās tatas tataḥ
[graama-simhaas tatas tatah]
Word-for-word
saṅgīta-vat
—
like singing
rodana-vat
—
like wailing
unnamayya
—
raising
śirodharām
—
the neck
vyamuñcan
—
uttered
vividhāḥ
—
various
vācaḥ
—
cries
grāma-siṁhāḥ
—
the dogs
tataḥ tataḥ
—
here and there.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saṅgītavad rodanavad
saṅgīta-vat
like singing
rodana-vat
like wailing
unnamayya śirodharām
unnamayya
raising
śirodharām
the neck
vyamuñcan vividhā vāco
vyamuñcan
uttered
vividhāḥ
various
vācaḥ
cries
grāma-siṁhās tatas tataḥ
grāma-siṁhāḥ
the dogs
tataḥ tataḥ
here and there.
Raising their necks, dogs cried here and there, now in the manner of singing and now of wailing.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Dogs here and there uttered cries sounding like singing and weeping while raising their heads up.
Grāma-siṁhāḥ means dogs.
Personal Guidance
Dogs cry now in song, now in wail. Living beings are sensitive to atmospheric shifts we ignore. The animals around us often register what we do not.
Reflection Questions
- Do I notice the animals around me as antennae for spiritual atmosphere?
- What 'now singing, now wailing' am I doing in my own days that I should pay attention to?
My note
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