Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.38
य: पृष्टो मुनिभि: प्राह धर्मान्नानाविदाञ्छुभान् ।
नृणां वर्णाश्रमाणां च सर्वभूतहित: सदा ॥ ३८ ॥
yaḥ pṛṣṭo munibhiḥ prāha
[yah prishto munibhih praaha]
dharmān nānā-vidhāṣ chubhān
[dharmaan naanaa-vidhaash chubhaan]
nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramāṇāṁ ca
[nrinaam varnaashramaanaam cha]
sarva-bhūta-hitaḥ sadā
[sarva-bhoota-hitah sadaa]
Word-for-word
yaḥ
—
who
pṛṣṭaḥ
—
being questioned
munibhiḥ
—
by the sages
prāha
—
spoke
dharmān
—
the duties
nānā-vidhān
—
many varieties
śubhān
—
auspicious
nṛṇām
—
of human society
varṇa-āśramāṇām
—
of the varṇas and āśramas
ca
—
and
sarva-bhūta
—
for all living beings
hitaḥ
—
who does welfare
sadā
—
always.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaḥ pṛṣṭo munibhiḥ prāha
yaḥ
who
pṛṣṭaḥ
being questioned
munibhiḥ
by the sages
prāha
spoke
dharmān nānā-vidhāṣ chubhān
dharmān
the duties
nānā-vidhān
many varieties
śubhān
auspicious
nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramāṇāṁ ca
nṛṇām
of human society
varṇa-āśramāṇām
of the varṇas and āśramas
ca
and
sarva-bhūta-hitaḥ sadā
sarva-bhūta
for all living beings
hitaḥ
who does welfare
sadā
always.
In reply to questions asked by certain sages, he [Svāyambhuva Manu], out of compassion for all living entities, taught the diverse sacred duties of men in general and the different varṇas and āśramas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Asked by sages, he, thinking of the welfare of all beings, spoke on various types of auspicious dharma for humans and on varṇāśrama.
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Personal Guidance
Out of compassion, Manu teaches sacred duties for men in general and for each varṇa and āśrama. Compassion expresses itself through structure, not only feeling. Teaching duties is itself a kind of love.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I withholding clear teaching about duties because I confuse love with niceness?
- Whose life would benefit from someone teaching them the specifics of their role?
My note
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