Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.15.19
नाट्यं सुगीतं वादित्रमन्तर्धानं च खेचरा: ।
ऋषयश्चाशिष: सत्या: समुद्र: शङ्खमात्मजम् ॥ १९ ॥
nāṭyaṁ sugītaṁ vāditram
[naatyam sugeetam vaaditram]
antardhānaṁ ca khecarāḥ
[antardhaanam cha khecharaah]
ṛṣayaś cāśiṣaḥ satyāḥ
[rishayash chaashishah satyaah]
samudraḥ śaṅkham ātmajam
[samudrah shankham aatmajam]
Word-for-word
nāṭyam
—
the art of drama
su-gītam
—
the art of singing sweet songs
vāditram
—
the art of playing musical instruments
antardhānam
—
the art of disappearing
ca
—
also
khe-carāḥ
—
demigods traveling in outer space
ṛṣayaḥ
—
the great sages
ca
—
also
āśiṣaḥ
—
blessings
satyāḥ
—
infallible
samudraḥ
—
the demigod of the ocean
śaṅkham
—
conchshell
ātma-jam
—
produced from himself.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāṭyaṁ sugītaṁ vāditram
nāṭyam
the art of drama
su-gītam
the art of singing sweet songs
vāditram
the art of playing musical instruments
antardhānaṁ ca khecarāḥ
antardhānam
the art of disappearing
ca
also
khe-carāḥ
demigods traveling in outer space
ṛṣayaś cāśiṣaḥ satyāḥ
ṛṣayaḥ
the great sages
ca
also
āśiṣaḥ
blessings
satyāḥ
infallible
samudraḥ śaṅkham ātmajam
samudraḥ
the demigod of the ocean
śaṅkham
conchshell
ātma-jam
produced from himself.
The demigods who always travel in outer space gave King Pṛthu the arts to perform dramas, sing songs, play musical instruments and disappear at his will. The great sages also offered him infallible blessings. The ocean offered him a conchshell produced from the ocean.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Those flying in the sky offered drama, singing, music and the power to disappear. The sages offered true blessings. The ocean offered a conch born of himself.
Ātmajam means “born of himself.”
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Personal Guidance
Outer-space demigods gave drama, song, instruments and disappearance arts; sages gave infallible blessings; the ocean gave a conch. Even arts and graces have divine donors; creativity is gifted, not self-generated.
Reflection Questions
- Which artistic capacity of mine have I treated as 'my talent' when it might be received?
- Where could I honor the lineage of an art I practice by naming its source?
My note
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