Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.30
नागच्छन्त्याहुता देवा न गृह्णन्ति ग्रहानिह ।
सदसस्पतयो ब्रूत किमवद्यं मया कृतम् ॥ ३० ॥
nāgacchanty āhutā devā
[naagachchanty aahutaa devaa]
na gṛhṇanti grahān iha
[na grihnanti grahaan iha]
sadasas-patayo brūta
[sadasas-patayo broota]
kim avadyaṁ mayā kṛtam
[kim avadyam mayaa kritam]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
āgacchanti
—
are coming
āhutāḥ
—
being invited
devāḥ
—
the demigods
na
—
not
gṛhṇanti
—
are accepting
grahān
—
shares
iha
—
in the sacrifice
sadasaḥ-patayaḥ
—
my dear priests
brūta
—
kindly tell me
kim
—
what
avadyam
—
offense
mayā
—
by me
kṛtam
—
was committed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāgacchanty āhutā devā
na
not
āgacchanti
are coming
āhutāḥ
being invited
devāḥ
the demigods
na gṛhṇanti grahān iha
na
not
gṛhṇanti
are accepting
grahān
shares
iha
in the sacrifice
sadasas-patayo brūta
sadasaḥ-patayaḥ
my dear priests
brūta
kindly tell me
kim avadyaṁ mayā kṛtam
kim
what
avadyam
offense
mayā
by me
kṛtam
was committed.
King Aṅga addressed the priestly order: My dear priests, kindly tell me what offense I have committed. Although invited, the demigods are neither taking part in the sacrifice nor accepting their shares.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās, though called, do not come and do not accept their share of soma in the sacrifice. Leaders of the assembly! Tell me if I have committed some offense.
Grahān means vessels of soma.
Personal Guidance
Aṅga directly asks: what offense have I committed? The willingness to ask 'what's wrong with me?' rather than 'what's wrong with the system?' is itself rare.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I blame the system when 'what's my contribution to this failure?' would be more useful?
- What would I learn if I asked five trusted people what offense they see in me?
My note
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