Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.12
कुटुम्बभरणाकल्पो मन्दभाग्यो वृथोद्यम: ।
श्रिया विहीन: कृपणो ध्यायञ्छ्वसिति मूढधी: ॥ १२ ॥
kuṭumba-bharaṇākalpo
[kutumba-bharanaakalpo]
manda-bhāgyo vṛthodyamaḥ
[manda-bhaagyo vrithodyamah]
śriyā vihīnaḥ kṛpaṇo
[shriyaa viheenah kripano]
dhyāyaṣ chvasiti mūḍha-dhīḥ
[dhyaayash chvasiti moodha-dheeh]
Word-for-word
kuṭumba
—
his family
bharaṇa
—
in maintaining
akalpaḥ
—
unable
manda-bhāgyaḥ
—
the unfortunate man
vṛthā
—
in vain
udyamaḥ
—
whose effort
śriyā
—
beauty, wealth
vihīnaḥ
—
bereft of
kṛpaṇaḥ
—
wretched
dhyāyan
—
grieving
śvasiti
—
he sighs
mūḍha
—
bewildered
dhīḥ
—
his intelligence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kuṭumba-bharaṇākalpo
kuṭumba
his family
bharaṇa
in maintaining
akalpaḥ
unable
manda-bhāgyo vṛthodyamaḥ
manda-bhāgyaḥ
the unfortunate man
vṛthā
in vain
śriyā vihīnaḥ kṛpaṇo
dhyāyaṣ chvasiti mūḍha-dhīḥ
udyamaḥ
whose effort
śriyā
beauty, wealth
vihīnaḥ
bereft of
kṛpaṇaḥ
wretched
dhyāyan
grieving
śvasiti
he sighs
mūḍha
bewildered
dhīḥ
his intelligence.
Thus the unfortunate man, unsuccessful in maintaining his family members, is bereft of all beauty. He always thinks of his failure, grieving very deeply.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Unable to maintain his family, misfortunate, with useless efforts, bereft of wealth, in misery, thinking of how to maintain his sons, the fool sighs.
He meditates on how to maintain his children.
Personal Guidance
Unable to maintain his family, the man loses beauty and grieves over failure. The verse names the inner desolation of providers who cannot provide. Such grief is real and worthy of compassion, not contempt.
Reflection Questions
- Do I extend compassion to those who have failed at providing, or do I quietly judge?
- What does my self-worth depend on that could collapse the same way?
My note
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