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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.48

येऽहीयन्तामुत: केशा अहयस्तेऽङ्ग जज्ञिरे । सर्पा: प्रसर्पत: क्रूरा नागा भोगोरुकन्धरा: ॥ ४८ ॥
ye ’hīyantāmutaḥ keśā
[ye ’heeyantaamutah keshaa]
ahayas te ’ṅga jajñire
[ahayas te ’nga jajnire]
sarpāḥ prasarpataḥ krūrā
[sarpaah prasarpatah krooraa]
nāgā bhogoru-kandharāḥ
[naagaa bhogoru-kandharaah]
Word-for-word
ye — which ahīyanta — dropped out amutaḥ — from that keśāḥ — hairs ahayaḥ — snakes te — they aṅga — O dear Vidura jajñire — took birth as sarpāḥ — snakes prasarpataḥ — from the crawling body krūrāḥ — envious nāgāḥ — cobras bhoga — with hoods uru — big kandharāḥ — whose necks.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ye ’hīyantāmutaḥ keśā
ye
which
ahīyanta
dropped out
amutaḥ
from that
keśāḥ
hairs
ahayas te ’ṅga jajñire
ahayaḥ
snakes
te
they
sarpāḥ prasarpataḥ krūrā
nāgā bhogoru-kandharāḥ
aṅga
O dear Vidura
jajñire
took birth as
sarpāḥ
snakes
prasarpataḥ
from the crawling body
krūrāḥ
envious
nāgāḥ
cobras
bhoga
with hoods
uru
big
kandharāḥ
whose necks.
O dear Vidura, the hair that dropped from that body transformed into snakes, and even while the body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted, there sprang from it ferocious serpents and Nāgas with their hoods expanded.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The hair which fell from that rejected body became ahi, sarpa, and nāga with hoods, which are all cruel. From that body (amutaḥ) the hair which fell (ahi) became ahi or snakes. From that body, the hands and feet that fell off became sarpa, those which move on restricted feet. Since they have hoods and no hair, others are called nāga. They have wide shoulders because of their hoods. Because they have anger, they are all cruel. These are the different types of snakes.
Personal Guidance
From Brahmā's discarded sullen body, snakes and Nāgas emerged. Even our most dejected forms generate something. The shadow of our discouragement gives rise to its own creatures.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'snakes' have been born from my own discouragements, and how do I tend them?
  • Could the shadow-creatures of my sullen seasons still have a place in the order?
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