Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.36
मनु: स्यन्दनमास्थाय शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम् ।
आरोप्य स्वां दुहितरं सभार्य: पर्यटन्महीम् ॥ ३६ ॥
manuḥ syandanam āsthāya
[manuh syandanam aasthaaya]
śātakaumbha-paricchadam
[shaatakaumbha-parichchadam]
āropya svāṁ duhitaraṁ
[aaropya svaam duhitaram]
sa-bhāryaḥ paryaṭan mahīm
[sa-bhaaryah paryatan maheem]
Word-for-word
manuḥ
—
Svāyambhuva Manu
syandanam
—
the chariot
āsthāya
—
having mounted
śātakaumbha
—
made of gold
paricchadam
—
the outer cover
āropya
—
putting on
svām
—
his own
duhitaram
—
daughter
sa-bhāryaḥ
—
along with his wife
paryaṭan
—
traveling all over
mahīm
—
the globe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
manuḥ syandanam āsthāya
manuḥ
Svāyambhuva Manu
syandanam
the chariot
āsthāya
having mounted
śātakaumbha-paricchadam
śātakaumbha
made of gold
paricchadam
the outer cover
āropya svāṁ duhitaraṁ
āropya
putting on
svām
his own
duhitaram
daughter
sa-bhāryaḥ paryaṭan mahīm
sa-bhāryaḥ
along with his wife
paryaṭan
traveling all over
mahīm
the globe.
Svāyambhuva Manu, with his wife, mounted his chariot, which was decorated with golden ornaments. Placing his daughter on it with them, he began traveling all over the earth.
Purport
The Emperor Manu, as the great ruler of the world, could have engaged an agent to find a suitable husband for his daughter, but because he loved her just as a father should, he himself left his state on a golden chariot, with only his wife, to find her a suitable husband.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! Mounting his chariot decorated with gold, Manu along with his wife, placing his daughter there as well, journeying over the earth, arrived at the hermitage of peaceful Kardama on the appointed day.
O Vidura (sudhanvan)! Manu arrived on the day indicated by the Lord (yat samādiśat). On that day, while wandering the earth, he arrived at the hermitage of the sage.
Personal Guidance
The Lord is named here as the actual proprietor of everything we manage. The verse asks us to relax our grip on what was never ours and let Him hold it again.
Reflection Questions
- What in your life are you treating as 'mine' that the verse would call 'His'?
- How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
My note
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