Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.14.24
अवजानन्त्यमी मूढा नृपरूपिणमीश्वरम् ।
नानुविन्दन्ति ते भद्रमिह लोके परत्र च ॥ २४ ॥
avajānanty amī mūḍhā
[avajaananty amee moodhaa]
nṛpa-rūpiṇam īśvaram
[nripa-roopinam eeshvaram]
nānuvindanti te bhadram
[naanuvindanti te bhadram]
iha loke paratra ca
[iha loke paratra cha]
Word-for-word
avajānanti
—
disrespect
amī
—
those (who)
mūḍhāḥ
—
being ignorant
nṛpa-rūpiṇam
—
in the form of the king
īśvaram
—
the Personality of Godhead
na
—
not
anuvindanti
—
experience
te
—
they
bhadram
—
happiness
iha
—
in this
loke
—
world
paratra
—
after death
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
avajānanty amī mūḍhā
avajānanti
disrespect
amī
those (who)
mūḍhāḥ
being ignorant
nṛpa-rūpiṇam īśvaram
nṛpa-rūpiṇam
in the form of the king
īśvaram
the Personality of Godhead
nānuvindanti te bhadram
na
not
anuvindanti
experience
te
they
bhadram
happiness
iha loke paratra ca
iha
in this
loke
world
paratra
after death
ca
also.
Those who, out of gross ignorance, do not worship the king, who is actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, experience happiness neither in this world nor in the world after death.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Fools who disrespect the Lord in the form of the King cannot enjoy happiness in this life or the next.
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Personal Guidance
Vena insists those who don't worship the king — actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in his telling — find no happiness anywhere. Inflated self-as-God is the demonic delusion; recognize it and don't argue inside its frame.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I subtly position myself as the ultimate beneficiary of others' efforts?
- Whose 'I am the supreme' aura am I tolerating, and at what cost?
My note
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