SB 4.11.35 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.11.35

एवं स्वायम्भुव: पौत्रमनुशास्य मनुर्ध्रुवम् । तेनाभिवन्दित: साकमृषिभि: स्वपुरं ययौ ॥ ३५ ॥

evaṁ svāyambhuvaḥ pautram

[evam svaayambhuvah pautram]

anuśāsya manur dhruvam

[anushaasya manur dhruvam]

tenābhivanditaḥ sākam

[tenaabhivanditah saakam]

ṛṣibhiḥ sva-puraṁ yayau

[rishibhih sva-puram yayau]

Word-for-word

evam — thus svāyambhuvaḥ — Lord Svāyambhuva Manu pautram — to his grandson anuśāsya — after giving instruction manuḥ — Lord Manu dhruvam — to Dhruva Mahārāja tena — by him abhivanditaḥ — being offered obeisances to sākam — together ṛṣibhiḥ — with the sages sva-puram — to his own abode yayau — went.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

evaṁ svāyambhuvaḥ pautram

evam

thus

svāyambhuvaḥ

Lord Svāyambhuva Manu

pautram

to his grandson

anuśāsya manur dhruvam

anuśāsya

after giving instruction

manuḥ

Lord Manu

dhruvam

to Dhruva Mahārāja

tenābhivanditaḥ sākam

tena

by him

abhivanditaḥ

being offered obeisances to

sākam

together

ṛṣibhiḥ sva-puraṁ yayau

ṛṣibhiḥ

with the sages

sva-puram

to his own abode

yayau

went.

Thus Svāyambhuva Manu, after giving instruction to Dhruva Mahārāja, his grandson, received respectful obeisances from him. Then Lord Manu and the great sages went back to their respective homes.

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Eleventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Thus, after instructing his grandson Dhruva, Svāyambhuva Manu, worshipped by Dhruva, departed to his abode with the sages. Thus ends the commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Fourth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Twelve Dhruva Attains the Pole Star 4.12: Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead 12. Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Personal Guidance

After instructing him, Manu receives Dhruva's obeisances and returns home. A real elder finishes the talk and leaves; the work of integration belongs to the student.

Reflection Questions

Where do I overstay after offering guidance because I don't trust the other to act?
What instruction have I received that I now need to integrate, alone?

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