Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.14.34
इत्थं व्यवसिता हन्तुमृषयो रूढमन्यव: ।
निजघ्नुर्हुङ्कृतैर्वेनं हतमच्युतनिन्दया ॥ ३४ ॥
itthaṁ vyavasitā hantum
[ittham vyavasitaa hantum]
ṛṣayo rūḍha-manyavaḥ
[rishayo roodha-manyavah]
nijaghnur huṅkṛtair venaṁ
[nijaghnur hunkritair venam]
hatam acyuta-nindayā
[hatam achyuta-nindayaa]
Word-for-word
ittham
—
thus
vyavasitāḥ
—
decided
hantum
—
to kill
ṛṣayaḥ
—
the sages
rūḍha
—
manifested
manyavaḥ
—
their anger
nijaghnuḥ
—
they killed
hum-kṛtaiḥ
—
by angry words or by sounds of hum
venam
—
King Vena
hatam
—
dead
acyuta
—
against the Supreme Personality of Godhead
nindayā
—
by blasphemy.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itthaṁ vyavasitā hantum
ittham
thus
vyavasitāḥ
decided
hantum
to kill
ṛṣayo rūḍha-manyavaḥ
ṛṣayaḥ
the sages
rūḍha
manifested
manyavaḥ
their anger
nijaghnur huṅkṛtair venaṁ
nijaghnuḥ
they killed
hum-kṛtaiḥ
by angry words or by sounds of hum
venam
King Vena
hatam acyuta-nindayā
hatam
dead
acyuta
against the Supreme Personality of Godhead
nindayā
by blasphemy.
The great sages, thus manifesting their covert anger, immediately decided to kill the King. King Vena was already as good as dead due to his blasphemy against the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus without using any weapons, the sages killed King Vena simply by high-sounding words.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The sages, deciding to kill him, increased their anger, and by incantations killed Vena, who was destroyed by criticism of the Lord.
Personal Guidance
Without weapons, the sages killed Vena with their high-sounding words; he was already as good as dead from blasphemy. Spiritual speech can be lethal when it is true and the speaker is empowered.
Reflection Questions
- Where have I underestimated the actual power of true words spoken by realized persons?
- What kind of speech-power am I cultivating, and against what would it be used?
My note
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