Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.15
तामन्वधावत्तद्वैन्य: कुपितोऽत्यरुणेक्षण:
शरं धनुषि सन्धाय यत्र यत्र पलायते ॥ १५ ॥
tām anvadhāvat tad vainyaḥ
[taam anvadhaavat tad vainyah]
kupito ’tyaruṇekṣaṇaḥ
[kupito ’tyarunekshanah]
śaraṁ dhanuṣi sandhāya
[sharam dhanushi sandhaaya]
yatra yatra palāyate
[yatra yatra palaayate]
Word-for-word
tām
—
the cow-shaped earth
anvadhāvat
—
he chased
tat
—
then
vainyaḥ
—
the son of King Vena
kupitaḥ
—
being very much angry
ati-aruṇa
—
very red
īkṣaṇaḥ
—
his eyes
śaram
—
an arrow
dhanuṣi
—
on the bow
sandhāya
—
placing
yatra yatra
—
wherever
palāyate
—
she flees.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tām anvadhāvat tad vainyaḥ
tām
the cow-shaped earth
anvadhāvat
he chased
tat
then
vainyaḥ
the son of King Vena
kupito ’tyaruṇekṣaṇaḥ
kupitaḥ
being very much angry
śaraṁ dhanuṣi sandhāya
yatra yatra palāyate
ati-aruṇa
very red
īkṣaṇaḥ
his eyes
śaram
an arrow
dhanuṣi
on the bow
sandhāya
placing
yatra yatra
wherever
palāyate
she flees.
Seeing this, Mahārāja Pṛthu became very angry, and his eyes became as red as the early-morning sun. Placing an arrow on his bow, he chased the cow-shaped earth wherever she would run.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
With red eyes, angry Pṛthu then chased the cow, aiming his arrow with his bow wherever she fled.
Tad means “then.”
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Personal Guidance
Pṛthu's eyes grew red as the early sun; he chased the cow-shaped earth. Even sacred fury has its own beauty; don't be ashamed of red-eyed pursuit in service of dharma.
Reflection Questions
- Where have I shrunk from a red-eyed pursuit because I worried about looking too intense?
- What does dharmic fury look like in my domain, today?
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