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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.3

उत्तमस्त्वकृतोद्वाहो मृगयायां बलीयसा हत: पुण्यजनेनाद्रौ तन्मातास्य गतिं गता ॥ ३ ॥
uttamas tv akṛtodvāho
[uttamas tv akritodvaaho]
mṛgayāyāṁ balīyasā
[mrigayaayaam baleeyasaa]
hataḥ puṇya-janenādrau
[hatah punya-janenaadrau]
tan-mātāsya gatiṁ gatā
[tan-maataasya gatim gataa]
Word-for-word
uttamaḥ — Uttama tu — but akṛta — without udvāhaḥ — marriage mṛgayāyām — on a hunting excursion balīyasā — very powerful hataḥ — was killed puṇya-janena — by a Yakṣa adrau — on the Himālaya Mountains tat — his mātā — mother (Suruci) asya — of her son gatim — way gatā — followed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
uttamas tv akṛtodvāho
uttamaḥ
Uttama
tu
but
akṛta
without
udvāhaḥ
marriage
mṛgayāyāṁ balīyasā
mṛgayāyām
on a hunting excursion
balīyasā
very powerful
hataḥ puṇya-janenādrau
hataḥ
was killed
puṇya-janena
by a Yakṣa
adrau
on the Himālaya Mountains
tan-mātāsya gatiṁ gatā
tat
his
mātā
mother (Suruci)
asya
of her son
gatim
way
gatā
followed.
Dhruva Mahārāja’s younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, once went on a hunting excursion and was killed by a powerful Yakṣa in the Himālaya Mountains. Along with him, his mother, Suruci, also followed the path of her son [she died].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Dhruva's younger brother Uttama, who was still unmarried, was killed while hunting in the Himalaya Mountains by a powerful Yakṣa. His mother, Suruci, followed the path of her son.
Personal Guidance
Uttama was killed by a Yakṣa while hunting, and Suruci died searching for him. The Lord's prediction unfolds; karma keeps its appointments even decades later. Don't bank on cruelty being forgotten by time.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose old harshness am I assuming has expired when the karmic clock may still be running?
  • What kindness today might be quietly rerouting a future I can't see?
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