Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.42
तं विचक्ष्य खलं पुत्रं शासनैर्विविधैर्नृप: ।
यदा न शासितुं कल्पो भृशमासीत्सुदुर्मना: ॥ ४२ ॥
taṁ vicakṣya khalaṁ putraṁ
[tam vichakshya khalam putram]
śāsanair vividhair nṛpaḥ
[shaasanair vividhair nripah]
yadā na śāsituṁ kalpo
[yadaa na shaasitum kalpo]
bhṛśam āsīt sudurmanāḥ
[bhrisham aaseet sudurmanaah]
Word-for-word
tam
—
him
vicakṣya
—
observing
khalam
—
cruel
putram
—
son
śāsanaiḥ
—
by punishments
vividhaiḥ
—
different kinds of
nṛpaḥ
—
the King
yadā
—
when
na
—
not
śāsitum
—
to bring under control
kalpaḥ
—
was able
bhṛśam
—
greatly
āsīt
—
became
su-durmanāḥ
—
aggrieved.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ vicakṣya khalaṁ putraṁ
tam
him
vicakṣya
observing
khalam
cruel
putram
son
śāsanair vividhair nṛpaḥ
śāsanaiḥ
by punishments
vividhaiḥ
different kinds of
nṛpaḥ
the King
yadā na śāsituṁ kalpo
yadā
when
na
not
śāsitum
to bring under control
kalpaḥ
was able
bhṛśam āsīt sudurmanāḥ
bhṛśam
greatly
āsīt
became
su-durmanāḥ
aggrieved.
After seeing the cruel and merciless behavior of his son, Vena, King Aṅga punished him in different ways to reform him, but was unable to bring him to the path of gentleness. He thus became greatly aggrieved.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the King, observing his cruel son, could not correct him by various punishments, he became greatly depressed.
Personal Guidance
Aṅga punished Vena in various ways but could not reform him, and was greatly aggrieved. Some characters don't bend to even loving correction; the parent's grief is a real, recurring spiritual condition.
Reflection Questions
- Whose unbendable character have I been trying to bend, exhausting myself?
- Where do I need to grieve the limit of my influence and act accordingly?
My note
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