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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.3.4

ककुद्मिनोऽविद्धनसो दमित्वा स्वयंवरे नाग्नजितीमुवाह । तद्भग्नमानानपि गृध्यतोऽज्ञा- ञ्जघ्नेऽक्षत: शस्त्रभृत: स्वशस्त्रै: ॥ ४ ॥
kakudmino ’viddha-naso damitvā
[kakudmino ’viddha-naso damitvaa]
svayaṁvare nāgnajitīm uvāha
[svayamvare naagnajiteem uvaaha]
tad-bhagnamānān api gṛdhyato ’jñāṣ
[tad-bhagnamaanaan api gridhyato ’jnaash]
jaghne ’kṣataḥ śastra-bhṛtaḥ sva-śastraiḥ
[jaghne ’kshatah shastra-bhritah sva-shastraih]
Word-for-word
kakudminaḥ — bulls aviddha-nasaḥ — whose noses were not pierced damitvā — subduing svayaṁvare — in the open competition to select the bridegroom nāgnajitīm — Princess Nāgnijitī uvāha — married tat-bhagnamānān — in that way all who were disappointed api — even though gṛdhyataḥ — wanted ajñān — the fools jaghne — killed and wounded akṣataḥ — without being wounded śastra-bhṛtaḥ — equipped with all weapons sva-śastraiḥ — by His own weapons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kakudmino ’viddha-naso damitvā
kakudminaḥ
bulls
aviddha-nasaḥ
whose noses were not pierced
damitvā
subduing
svayaṁvare nāgnajitīm uvāha
svayaṁvare
in the open competition to select the bridegroom
nāgnajitīm
Princess Nāgnijitī
uvāha
married
tad-bhagnamānān api gṛdhyato ’jñāṣ
tat-bhagnamānān
in that way all who were disappointed
api
even though
gṛdhyataḥ
wanted
ajñān
the fools
jaghne ’kṣataḥ śastra-bhṛtaḥ sva-śastraiḥ
jaghne
killed and wounded
akṣataḥ
without being wounded
śastra-bhṛtaḥ
equipped with all weapons
sva-śastraiḥ
by His own weapons.
By subduing seven bulls whose noses were not pierced, the Lord achieved the hand of Princess Nāgnijitī in the open competition to select her bridegroom. Although the Lord was victorious, His competitors asked the hand of the princess, and thus there was a fight. Well equipped with weapons, the Lord killed or wounded all of them, but He Himself was not hurt.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Kṛṣṇa, after taming the bulls which were without pierced noses, married Nāgnajitī at the svayaṁvara ceremony. Covered with the blows of a multitude of weapons, he remained uninjured, and with their own weapons killed the ignorant kings who desired Nāgnajitī, after they had been defeated in trying to tame the bulls. Taming the bulls (kakudminaḥ) which did not have rings in their noses, he married Nāgnajitī. Covered with their attacking weapons (śastra-bhṛtaḥ), he remained unwounded, and with their own weapons killed those kings, who had been disappointed (bhagna-mānān), defeated in trying to tame the bulls, yet, who, being ignorant, desired (gṛdhyataḥ) to possess Nāgnajitī.
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Personal Guidance
Subduing wild bulls and surviving the rivals' attack is what it took to marry Nagnijiti. Sometimes the right relationship or service is hidden behind multiple tests in series. Do not give up at the first bull; the second princess is on the other side.
Reflection Questions
  • What test have you stopped at, mistaking it for the whole obstacle when more remained?
  • Which 'unpierced bull' in your discipline could you face this month rather than next year?
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