Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.26-27
आमन्त्र्य तं मुनिवरमनुज्ञात: सहानुग: ।
प्रतस्थे रथमारुह्य सभार्य: स्वपुरं नृप: ॥ २६ ॥
उभयोऋर्षिकुल्याया: सरस्वत्या: सुरोधसो: ।
ऋषीणामुपशान्तानां पश्यन्नाश्रमसम्पद: ॥ २७ ॥
āmantrya taṁ muni-varam
[aamantrya tam muni-varam]
anujñātaḥ sahānugaḥ
[anujnaatah sahaanugah]
pratasthe ratham āruhya
[pratasthe ratham aaruhya]
sabhāryaḥ sva-puraṁ nṛpaḥ
[sabhaaryah sva-puram nripah]
ubhayor ṛṣi-kulyāyāḥ
[ubhayor rishi-kulyaayaah]
sarasvatyāḥ surodhasoḥ
[sarasvatyaah surodhasoh]
ṛṣīṇām upaśāntānāṁ
[risheenaam upashaantaanaam]
paśyann āśrama-sampadaḥ
[pashyann aashrama-sampadah]
Word-for-word
āmantrya
—
taking permission to go
tam
—
from him (Kardama)
muni-varam
—
from the best of sages
anujñātaḥ
—
being permitted to leave
saha-anugaḥ
—
along with his retinue
pratasthe
—
started for
ratham āruhya
—
mounting his chariot
sa-bhāryaḥ
—
along with his wife
sva-puram
—
his own capital
nṛpaḥ
—
the Emperor
ubhayoḥ
—
on both
ṛṣi-kulyāyāḥ
—
agreeable to the sages
sarasvatyāḥ
—
of the river Sarasvatī
su-rodhasoḥ
—
the charming banks
ṛṣīṇām
—
of the great sages
upaśāntānām
—
tranquil
paśyan
—
seeing
āśrama-sampadaḥ
—
the prosperity of the beautiful hermitages.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āmantrya taṁ muni-varam
āmantrya
taking permission to go
tam
from him (Kardama)
muni-varam
from the best of sages
anujñātaḥ sahānugaḥ
anujñātaḥ
being permitted to leave
saha-anugaḥ
along with his retinue
pratasthe ratham āruhya
pratasthe
started for
ratham āruhya
mounting his chariot
sabhāryaḥ sva-puraṁ nṛpaḥ
sa-bhāryaḥ
along with his wife
sva-puram
his own capital
nṛpaḥ
the Emperor
ubhayor ṛṣi-kulyāyāḥ
ubhayoḥ
on both
ṛṣi-kulyāyāḥ
agreeable to the sages
sarasvatyāḥ surodhasoḥ
sarasvatyāḥ
of the river Sarasvatī
su-rodhasoḥ
the charming banks
ṛṣīṇām upaśāntānāṁ
ṛṣīṇām
of the great sages
upaśāntānām
tranquil
paśyann āśrama-sampadaḥ
paśyan
seeing
āśrama-sampadaḥ
the prosperity of the beautiful hermitages.
After asking and obtaining the great sage’s permission to leave, the monarch mounted his chariot with his wife and started for his capital, followed by his retinue. Along the way he saw the prosperity of the tranquil seers’ beautiful hermitages on both the charming banks of the Sarasvatī, the river so agreeable to saintly persons.
Purport
As cities are constructed in the modern age with great engineering and architectural craftsmanship, so in days gone by there were neighborhoods called ṛṣi-kulas, where great saintly persons resided. In India there are still many magnificent places for spiritual understanding; there are many ṛṣis and saintly persons living in nice cottages on the banks of the Ganges and Yamunā for purposes of spiritual cultivation. While passing through the ṛṣi-kulas the King and his party were very much satisfied with the beauty of the cottages and hermitages. It is stated here, paśyann āśrama-sampadaḥ. The great sages had no skyscrapers, but the hermitages were so beautiful that the King was very much pleased at the sight.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Taking permission from the great sage, the King and with his wife mounted his chariot and arrived at his city along with his retinue.
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Personal Guidance
The teacher in this verse is not just a source of information but an entry point into a lineage. Truth received through hands that received it can be trusted.
Reflection Questions
- Whom in your life do you actually let teach you, in the sense of letting them correct you?
- Whose lineage do you stand inside, even quietly, and how does that shape what you hear?
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