Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.15.6
एष साक्षाद्धरेरंशो जातो लोकरिरक्षया ।
इयं च तत्परा हि श्रीरनुजज्ञेऽनपायिनी ॥ ६ ॥
eṣa sākṣād dharer aṁśo
[esha saakshaad dharer amsho]
jāto loka-rirakṣayā
[jaato loka-rirakshayaa]
iyaṁ ca tat-parā hi śrīr
[iyam cha tat-paraa hi shreer]
anujajñe ’napāyinī
[anujajne ’napaayinee]
Word-for-word
eṣaḥ
—
this male
sākṣāt
—
directly
hareḥ
—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aṁśaḥ
—
partial representative
jātaḥ
—
born
loka
—
the entire world
rirakṣayā
—
with a desire to protect
iyam
—
this female
ca
—
also
tat-parā
—
very much attached to him
hi
—
certainly
śrīḥ
—
the goddess of fortune
anujajñe
—
took birth
anapāyinī
—
inseparable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣa sākṣād dharer aṁśo
eṣaḥ
this male
sākṣāt
directly
hareḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aṁśaḥ
partial representative
jāto loka-rirakṣayā
jātaḥ
born
loka
the entire world
rirakṣayā
with a desire to protect
iyaṁ ca tat-parā hi śrīr
iyam
this female
ca
also
tat-parā
very much attached to him
hi
certainly
śrīḥ
the goddess of fortune
anujajñe ’napāyinī
anujajñe
took birth
anapāyinī
inseparable.
In the form of King Pṛthu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared through a part of His potency to protect the people of the world. The goddess of fortune is the constant companion of the Lord, and therefore she has incarnated partially as Arci to become King Pṛthu’s queen.
Purport
In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that whenever one sees an extraordinary power, he should conclude that a specific partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is present. There are innumerable such personalities, but not all of them are direct viṣṇu-tattva plenary expansions of the Lord. Many living entities are classified among the śakti-tattvas. Such incarnations, empowered for specific purposes, are known as śaktyāveśa-avatāras. King Pṛthu was such a śaktyāveśa-avatāra of the Lord. Similarly, Arci, King Pṛthu’s wife, was a śaktyāveśa-avatāra of the goddess of fortune.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A portion of the Supreme Lord, he has been born with a desire to protect the world. She, Lakṣmī, dedicated to him, has been born inseparable from him.
Rirakṣayā should be rirakṣiṣayā “with a desire to protect.”
Personal Guidance
In Pṛthu, the Lord has appeared through a partial potency to protect the people; Lakṣmī partially incarnates as Arci. When the Lord descends as protector, His consort follows; protection and prosperity arrive together.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I missing the divine partial-presence behind a person showing extraordinary capacity?
- Which 'protection' role has emerged in me, and how do I honor it as service rather than self?
My note
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