Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.21
मैत्रेय उवाच
स उग्रधन्वन्नियदेवाबभाषे
आसीच्च तूष्णीमरविन्दनाभम् ।
धियोपगृह्णन् स्मितशोभितेन
मुखेन चेतो लुलुभे देवहूत्या: ॥ २१ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
sa ugra-dhanvann iyad evābabhāṣe
[sa ugra-dhanvann iyad evaababhaashe]
āsīc ca tūṣṇīm aravinda-nābham
[aaseech cha tooshneem aravinda-naabham]
dhiyopagṛhṇan smita-śobhitena
[dhiyopagrihnan smita-shobhitena]
mukhena ceto lulubhe devahūtyāḥ
[mukhena cheto lulubhe devahootyaah]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ
—
the great sage Maitreya
uvāca
—
said
saḥ
—
he (Kardama)
ugra-dhanvan
—
O great warrior Vidura
iyat
—
this much
eva
—
only
ābabhāṣe
—
spoke
āsīt
—
became
ca
—
and
tūṣṇīm
—
silent
aravinda-nābham
—
Lord Viṣṇu (whose navel is adorned by a lotus)
dhiyā
—
by thought
upagṛhṇan
—
seizing
smita-śobhitena
—
beautified by his smile
mukhena
—
by his face
cetaḥ
—
the mind
lulubhe
—
was captivated
devahūtyāḥ
—
of Devahūti.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ
the great sage Maitreya
uvāca
said
sa ugra-dhanvann iyad evābabhāṣe
saḥ
he (Kardama)
ugra-dhanvan
O great warrior Vidura
iyat
this much
eva
only
ābabhāṣe
spoke
āsīc ca tūṣṇīm aravinda-nābham
āsīt
became
ca
and
tūṣṇīm
silent
aravinda-nābham
Lord Viṣṇu (whose navel is adorned by a lotus)
dhiyopagṛhṇan smita-śobhitena
dhiyā
by thought
upagṛhṇan
seizing
smita-śobhitena
beautified by his smile
mukhena ceto lulubhe devahūtyāḥ
mukhena
by his face
cetaḥ
the mind
lulubhe
was captivated
devahūtyāḥ
of Devahūti.
Śrī Maitreya said: O great warrior Vidura, the sage Kardama said this much only and then became silent, thinking of his worshipable Lord Viṣṇu, who has a lotus on His navel. As he silently smiled, his face captured the mind of Devahūti, who began to meditate upon the great sage.
Purport
It appears that Kardama Muni was fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness because as soon as he became silent, he at once began to think of Lord Viṣṇu. That is the way of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Pure devotees are so absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa that they have no other engagement; although they may seem to think or act otherwise, they are always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. The smile of such a Kṛṣṇa conscious person is so attractive that simply by smiling he wins so many admirers, disciples and followers.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: O fierce warrior Vidura! Having said only that much, Kardama became silent. When he fixed his mind on the Lord with lotus navel, his heart became attracted to the smiling face of Devahūti.
O fierce warrior Vidura! Just as a warrior like you does not turn from battle, Kardama does not turn from the dharma recommended by the Lord. The mind of Kardama became attracted by the smiling face of Devahūti. From this it is understood the Manu and his wife did not feel regret, lamenting that they had given their daughter to a renounced person.
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Personal Guidance
The verse defines life's success by surrender, not by accumulation. What looks like 'giving up' from outside is, from inside, finally arriving at one's natural position.
Reflection Questions
- Where is your devotional life mostly verbal, and where is it actually costing you something?
- Whom in your life would notice if your devotional service deepened, and what would they see?
My note
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