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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.14.5

एवं मदान्ध उत्सिक्तो निरङ्कुश इव द्विप: । पर्यटन् रथमास्थाय कम्पयन्निव रोदसी ॥ ५ ॥
evaṁ madāndha utsikto
[evam madaandha utsikto]
niraṅkuśa iva dvipaḥ
[nirankusha iva dvipah]
paryaṭan ratham āsthāya
[paryatan ratham aasthaaya]
kampayann iva rodasī
[kampayann iva rodasee]
Word-for-word
evam — thus mada-andhaḥ — being blind with power utsiktaḥ — proud niraṅkuśaḥ — uncontrolled iva — like dvipaḥ — an elephant paryaṭan — traveling ratham — a chariot āsthāya — having mounted kampayan — causing to tremble iva — indeed rodasī — the sky and earth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ madāndha utsikto
evam
thus
mada-andhaḥ
being blind with power
utsiktaḥ
proud
niraṅkuśa iva dvipaḥ
niraṅkuśaḥ
uncontrolled
iva
like
dvipaḥ
an elephant
paryaṭan ratham āsthāya
paryaṭan
traveling
ratham
a chariot
āsthāya
having mounted
kampayann iva rodasī
kampayan
causing to tremble
iva
indeed
rodasī
the sky and earth.
When he became overly blind due to his opulences, King Vena mounted a chariot and, like an uncontrolled elephant, began to travel through the kingdom, causing the sky and earth to tremble wherever he went.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Blind, intoxicated, proud and uncontrollable, like and elephant, he traveled on his chariot around the earth, causing the earth and sky to tremble.
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Personal Guidance
Blind with opulence, Vena rode through the kingdom like an uncontrolled elephant, making heaven and earth tremble. Unrestrained power produces noise and damage; the elephant analogy is precise.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I traveling through my life 'like an uncontrolled elephant,' and who's getting trampled?
  • What discipline would put a mahout on my elephant?
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