Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.24
अथर्वणेऽददाच्छान्तिं यया यज्ञो वितन्यते ।
विप्रर्षभान् कृतोद्वाहान् सदारान् समलालयत् ॥ २४ ॥
atharvaṇe ’dadāc chāntiṁ
[atharvane ’dadaach chaantim]
yayā yajño vitanyate
[yayaa yajno vitanyate]
viprarṣabhān kṛtodvāhān
[viprarshabhaan kritodvaahaan]
sadārān samalālayat
[sadaaraan samalaalayat]
Word-for-word
atharvaṇe
—
to Atharvā
adadāt
—
he gave away
śāntim
—
Śānti
yayā
—
by whom
yajñaḥ
—
sacrifice
vitanyate
—
is performed
vipra-ṛṣabhān
—
the foremost brāhmaṇas
kṛta-udvāhān
—
married
sa-dārān
—
with their wives
samalālayat
—
maintained them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atharvaṇe ’dadāc chāntiṁ
atharvaṇe
to Atharvā
adadāt
he gave away
yayā yajño vitanyate
viprarṣabhān kṛtodvāhān
śāntim
Śānti
sadārān samalālayat
yayā
by whom
yajñaḥ
sacrifice
vitanyate
is performed
vipra-ṛṣabhān
the foremost brāhmaṇas
kṛta-udvāhān
married
sa-dārān
with their wives
samalālayat
maintained them.
He delivered Śānti to Atharvā. Because of Śānti, sacrificial ceremonies are well performed. Thus he got the foremost brāhmaṇas married, and he maintained them along with their wives.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He gave Śanti, by whom sacrifice becomes successful, to Atharvā. He took care of those best of brāhmaṇas who he had got married, along with their wives.
Because of Śānti, sacrifices of austerities and knowledge became successful.
Personal Guidance
Śānti goes to Atharvā, and because of Śānti, sacrifices succeed. Peace is the foundation of effective sacrifice. Without inner śānti, our offerings are turbulent and incomplete.
Reflection Questions
- Does my inner śānti make my offerings effective, or is unrest spoiling them?
- What needs to settle in me before my next major sacrifice?
My note
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