Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.20
हंसपारावतव्रातैस्तत्र तत्र निकूजितम् ।
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haṁsa-pārāvata-vrātais
[hamsa-paaraavata-vraatais]
tatra tatra nikūjitam
[tatra tatra nikoojitam]
kṛtrimān manyamānaiḥ svān
[kritrimaan manyamaanaih svaan]
adhiruhyādhiruhya ca
[adhiruhyaadhiruhya cha]
Word-for-word
haṁsa
—
of swans
pārāvata
—
of pigeons
vrātaiḥ
—
with multitudes
tatra tatra
—
here and there
nikūjitam
—
vibrated
kṛtrimān
—
artificial
manyamānaiḥ
—
thinking
svān
—
belonging to their own kind
adhiruhya adhiruhya
—
rising repeatedly
ca
—
and.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
haṁsa-pārāvata-vrātais
haṁsa
of swans
pārāvata
of pigeons
vrātaiḥ
with multitudes
tatra tatra nikūjitam
tatra tatra
here and there
nikūjitam
vibrated
kṛtrimān manyamānaiḥ svān
kṛtrimān
artificial
manyamānaiḥ
thinking
svān
belonging to their own kind
adhiruhyādhiruhya ca
adhiruhya adhiruhya
rising repeatedly
ca
and.
Here and there in that palace were multitudes of live swans and pigeons, as well as artificial swans and pigeons so lifelike that the real swans rose above them again and again, thinking them live birds like themselves. Thus the palace vibrated with the sounds of these birds.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The airplane reverberated with the sounds of flocks of swans and doves which flew towards flocks of artificial birds situated there, thinking the artificial birds were real.
Swans and doves flew to meet artificial birds, thinking them to be real, while making ardent cries.
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Personal Guidance
Live swans rise repeatedly thinking the artificial swans are their kin. Even artistry in the right setting confuses the natural world into participation. Beauty calls the real toward it.
Reflection Questions
- What 'artificial swans' in my work might draw the real toward them?
- Where does the quality of my craft genuinely call others to participate?
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