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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.15.1

मैत्रेय उवाच अथ तस्य पुनर्विप्रैरपुत्रस्य महीपते: । बाहुभ्यां मथ्यमानाभ्यां मिथुनं समपद्यत ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
atha tasya punar viprair
[atha tasya punar viprair]
aputrasya mahīpateḥ
[aputrasya maheepateh]
bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ
[baahubhyaam mathyamaanaabhyaam]
mithunaṁ samapadyata
[mithunam samapadyata]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya continued to speak atha — thus tasya — his punaḥ — again vipraiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas aputrasya — without a son mahīpateḥ — of the King bāhubhyām — from the arms mathyamānābhyām — being churned mithunam — a couple samapadyata — took birth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Maitreya continued to speak
atha tasya punar viprair
atha
thus
tasya
his
punaḥ
again
vipraiḥ
by the brāhmaṇas
aputrasya mahīpateḥ
aputrasya
without a son
mahīpateḥ
of the King
bāhubhyāṁ mathyamānābhyāṁ
bāhubhyām
from the arms
mathyamānābhyām
being churned
mithunaṁ samapadyata
mithunam
a couple
samapadyata
took birth.
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, thus the brāhmaṇas and the great sages again churned the two arms of King Vena’s dead body. As a result a male and female couple came out of his arms.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: When the sages churned the two arms of the sonless king Vena, a couple appeared. The Fifteenth Chapter describes the birth of Arci and Pṛthu from churning Vena’s arms, his coronation and theft of the offerings. What should the father’s lineage and the power of the sacrifice to Viṣṇu produce? This verse describes the result.
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Personal Guidance
Churning Vena's arms again, the sages produce a male-female couple. After the shadow (Niṣāda) has been extracted, what remains can yield divine fruit; don't stop the process after the first uncomfortable extraction.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I stopping the inner work after the first hard extraction, missing the divine that's next?
  • What 'second churning' might my own situation need?
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