Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.20
क्षुत्तृड्भ्यामुपसृष्टास्ते तं जग्धुमभिदुद्रुवु: ।
मा रक्षतैनं जक्षध्वमित्यूचु: क्षुत्तृडर्दिता: ॥ २० ॥
kṣut-tṛḍbhyām upasṛṣṭās te
[kshut-tridbhyaam upasrishtaas te]
taṁ jagdhum abhidudruvuḥ
[tam jagdhum abhidudruvuh]
mā rakṣatainaṁ jakṣadhvam
[maa rakshatainam jakshadhvam]
ity ūcuḥ kṣut-tṛḍ-arditāḥ
[ity oochuh kshut-trid-arditaah]
Word-for-word
kṣut-tṛḍbhyām
—
by hunger and thirst
upasṛṣṭāḥ
—
were overcome
te
—
the demons (Yakṣas and Rākṣasas)
tam
—
Lord Brahmā
jagdhum
—
to eat
abhidudruvuḥ
—
ran toward
mā
—
do not
rakṣata
—
spare
enam
—
him
jakṣadhvam
—
eat
iti
—
thus
ūcuḥ
—
said
kṣut-tṛṭ-arditāḥ
—
afflicted by hunger and thirst.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣut-tṛḍbhyām upasṛṣṭās te
kṣut-tṛḍbhyām
by hunger and thirst
upasṛṣṭāḥ
were overcome
te
the demons (Yakṣas and Rākṣasas)
taṁ jagdhum abhidudruvuḥ
tam
Lord Brahmā
jagdhum
to eat
abhidudruvuḥ
ran toward
mā rakṣatainaṁ jakṣadhvam
mā
do not
rakṣata
spare
enam
him
jakṣadhvam
eat
ity ūcuḥ kṣut-tṛḍ-arditāḥ
iti
thus
ūcuḥ
said
kṣut-tṛṭ-arditāḥ
afflicted by hunger and thirst.
Overpowered by hunger and thirst, they ran to devour Brahmā from all sides and cried, “Spare him not! Eat him up!”
Purport
The representatives of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas still exist in some countries of the world. It is understood that such uncivilized men take pleasure in killing their own grandfathers and holding a “love feast” by roasting the bodies.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, being afflicted with hunger and thirst, pursued Brahmā to devour him. Pained by hunger and thirst they said, “Do not protect him. Eat him!”
They ran after Brahmā (tam) to eat him (jagdhum). Some said, “Do not protect him out of compassion. Eat him.” Jakṣ means to eat or to laugh.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
- How could awe of the creation become a daily practice and not just a Sunday feeling?
My note
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