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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.26

शायितोऽशुचिपर्यङ्के जन्तु: स्वेदज-दूषिते । नेश: कण्डूयनेऽङ्गानामासनोत्थानचेष्टने ॥ २६ ॥
śāyito ’śuci-paryaṅke
[shaayito ’shuchi-paryanke]
jantuḥ svedaja-dūṣite
[jantuh svedaja-dooshite]
neśaḥ kaṇḍūyane ’ṅgānām
[neshah kandooyane ’ngaanaam]
āsanotthāna-ceṣṭane
[aasanotthaana-cheshtane]
Word-for-word
śāyitaḥ — laid down aśuci-paryaṅke — on a foul bed jantuḥ — the child sveda-ja — with creatures born from sweat dūṣite — infested na īśaḥ — incapable of kaṇḍūyane — scratching aṅgānām — his limbs āsana — sitting utthāna — standing ceṣṭane — or moving.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śāyito ’śuci-paryaṅke
śāyitaḥ
laid down
jantuḥ svedaja-dūṣite
neśaḥ kaṇḍūyane ’ṅgānām
āsanotthāna-ceṣṭane
aśuci-paryaṅke
on a foul bed
jantuḥ
the child
sveda-ja
with creatures born from sweat
dūṣite
infested
na īśaḥ
incapable of
kaṇḍūyane
scratching
aṅgānām
his limbs
āsana
sitting
utthāna
standing
ceṣṭane
or moving.
Laid down on a foul bed infested with sweat and germs, the poor child is incapable of scratching his body to get relief from his itching sensation, to say nothing of sitting up, standing or even moving.
Purport

It should be noted that the child is born crying and suffering. After birth the same suffering continues, and he cries. Because he is disturbed by the germs in his foul bed, which is contaminated by his urine and stool, the poor child continues to cry. He is unable to take any remedial measure for his relief.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Laid in an unclean bed infested with insects, he is not able to scratch his limbs, or sit or stand.
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Personal Guidance
The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
  • What would change if you treated one possession this week as belonging to the Lord and on loan to you?
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