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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.22

क्षुत्तृट्परीतोऽर्कदवानलानिलै: सन्तप्यमान: पथि तप्तवालुके । कृच्छ्रेण पृष्ठे कशया च ताडितश् चलत्यशक्तोऽपि निराश्रमोदके ॥ २२ ॥
kṣut-tṛṭ-parīto ’rka-davānalānilaiḥ
[kshut-trit-pareeto ’rka-davaanalaanilaih]
santapyamānaḥ pathi tapta-vāluke
[santapyamaanah pathi tapta-vaaluke]
kṛcchreṇa pṛṣṭhe kaśayā ca tāḍitaś
[krichchrena prishthe kashayaa cha taaditash]
calaty aśakto ’pi nirāśramodake
[chalaty ashakto ’pi niraashramodake]
Word-for-word
kṣut-tṛṭ — by hunger and thirst parītaḥ — afflicted arka — sun dava-anala — forest fires anilaiḥ — by winds santapyamānaḥ — being scorched pathi — on a road tapta-vāluke — of hot sand kṛcchreṇa — painfully pṛṣṭhe — on the back kaśayā — with a whip ca — and tāḍitaḥ — beaten calati — he moves aśaktaḥ — unable api — although nirāśrama-udake — without shelter or water.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣut-tṛṭ-parīto ’rka-davānalānilaiḥ
kṣut-tṛṭ
by hunger and thirst
parītaḥ
afflicted
arka
sun
dava-anala
forest fires
anilaiḥ
by winds
santapyamānaḥ pathi tapta-vāluke
santapyamānaḥ
being scorched
pathi
on a road
tapta-vāluke
of hot sand
kṛcchreṇa pṛṣṭhe kaśayā ca tāḍitaś
kṛcchreṇa
painfully
pṛṣṭhe
on the back
kaśayā
with a whip
ca
and
tāḍitaḥ
beaten
calaty aśakto ’pi nirāśramodake
calati
he moves
aśaktaḥ
unable
api
although
nirāśrama-udake
without shelter or water.
Under the scorching sun, the criminal has to pass through roads of hot sand with forest fires on both sides. He is whipped on the back by the constables because of his inability to walk, and he is afflicted by hunger and thirst, but unfortunately there is no drinking water, no shelter and no place for rest on the road.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Afflicted by hunger and thirst, burned by the winds made hot as a forest fire by the sun, beaten on his back by a whip, with difficulty, and though not capable, he moves on a path covered with hot sand, without a resting place with water. On the path there is no resting place with water (nirāśramodake).
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Personal Guidance
The criminal walks roads of hot sand under scorching sun, fires on both sides, no water or shelter. The verse names what unrepented action incurs — concrete, sensory, miserable. Karma collects, and there are no easy roads at the end of certain lives.
Reflection Questions
  • What action am I currently choosing that I would not want to walk this road for?
  • How does the vividness of this picture change my next decision?
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