Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.24
ततो हसन् स
भगवानसुरैर्निरपत्रपै: ।
अन्वीयमानस्तरसा क्रुद्धो भीत: परापतत् ॥ २४ ॥
tato hasan sa bhagavān
[tato hasan sa bhagavaan]
asurair nirapatrapaiḥ
[asurair nirapatrapaih]
anvīyamānas tarasā
[anveeyamaanas tarasaa]
kruddho bhītaḥ parāpatat
[kruddho bheetah paraapatat]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
then
hasan
—
laughing
saḥ bhagavān
—
the worshipful Lord Brahmā
asuraiḥ
—
by the demons
nirapatrapaiḥ
—
shameless
anvīyamānaḥ
—
being followed
tarasā
—
in great haste
kruddhaḥ
—
angry
bhītaḥ
—
being afraid
parāpatat
—
ran away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato hasan sa bhagavān
tataḥ
then
hasan
laughing
saḥ bhagavān
the worshipful Lord Brahmā
asurair nirapatrapaiḥ
asuraiḥ
by the demons
nirapatrapaiḥ
shameless
anvīyamānas tarasā
anvīyamānaḥ
being followed
tarasā
in great haste
kruddho bhītaḥ parāpatat
kruddhaḥ
angry
bhītaḥ
being afraid
parāpatat
ran away.
The worshipful Brahmā first laughed at their stupidity, but finding the shameless asuras close upon him, he grew indignant and ran in great haste out of fear.
Purport
Sexually inclined demons have no respect even for their father, and the best policy for a saintly father like Brahmā is to leave such demoniac sons.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā first laughed, and then, on being pursued by the shameless demons, he became angry. Becoming frightened, he fled.
Parāpatat means “he fled.”
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Personal Guidance
The scale of the creation in this verse is not given to overwhelm us but to right-size us. Most of our anxiety shrinks when our self-importance shrinks.
Reflection Questions
- How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
- What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
My note
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