Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.16.24
एषोऽश्वमेधाञ् शतमाजहारसरस्वती प्रादुरभावि यत्र
अहार्षीद्यस्य हयं पुरन्दर:शतक्रतुश्चरमे वर्तमाने ॥ २४ ॥
eṣo ’śvamedhāṣ śatam ājahāra
[esho ’shvamedhaash shatam aajahaara]
sarasvatī prādurabhāvi yatra
[sarasvatee praadurabhaavi yatra]
ahārṣīd yasya hayaṁ purandaraḥ
[ahaarsheed yasya hayam purandarah]
śata-kratuś carame vartamāne
[shata-kratush charame vartamaane]
Word-for-word
eṣaḥ
—
this King
aśvamedhān
—
sacrifices known as aśvamedha
śatam
—
one hundred
ājahāra
—
will perform
sarasvatī
—
the river of the name Sarasvatī
prādurabhāvi
—
became manifest
yatra
—
where
ahārṣīt
—
will steal
yasya
—
whose
hayam
—
horse
purandaraḥ
—
the Lord Indra
śata-kratuḥ
—
who performed one hundred sacrifices
carame
—
while the last sacrifice
vartamāne
—
is occurring.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣo ’śvamedhāṣ śatam ājahāra
eṣaḥ
this King
aśvamedhān
sacrifices known as aśvamedha
śatam
one hundred
ājahāra
will perform
sarasvatī prādurabhāvi yatra
sarasvatī
the river of the name Sarasvatī
prādurabhāvi
became manifest
yatra
where
ahārṣīd yasya hayaṁ purandaraḥ
ahārṣīt
will steal
yasya
whose
hayam
horse
purandaraḥ
the Lord Indra
śata-kratuś carame vartamāne
śata-kratuḥ
who performed one hundred sacrifices
carame
while the last sacrifice
vartamāne
is occurring.
At the source of the river Sarasvatī, this King will perform one hundred sacrifices known as aśvamedha. In the course of the last sacrifice, the heavenly King Indra will steal the sacrificial horse.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The King performed a hundred horse sacrifices where the Sarasvatī River appeared. During the last sacrifice, Indra, performer of a hundred sacrifices, stole the horse.
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Personal Guidance
He will perform a hundred aśvamedhas at the Sarasvatī's source; in the last, Indra will steal the horse. Even the most successful campaigns have a final, unexpected disruption; sometimes the rivalry comes from above.
Reflection Questions
- Whose final disruption am I unprepared for in a string of successes?
- Where do I expect the heavens to applaud me when they may actually compete with me?
My note
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