Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.2
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखान् वर्णान् भृत्यामात्यपुरोधस:
पौराञ्जानपदान् श्रेणी: प्रकृती: समपूजयत् ॥ २ ॥
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān varṇān
[braahmana-pramukhaan varnaan]
bhṛtyāmātya-purodhasaḥ
[bhrityaamaatya-purodhasah]
paurāṣ jāna-padān śreṇīḥ
[pauraash jaana-padaan shreneeh]
prakṛtīḥ samapūjayat
[prakriteeh samapoojayat]
Word-for-word
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān
—
unto the leaders of the brāhmaṇa community
varṇān
—
to the other castes
bhṛtya
—
servants
amātya
—
ministers
purodhasaḥ
—
to the priests
paurān
—
to the citizens
jāna-padān
—
to his countrymen
śreṇīḥ
—
to different communities
prakṛtīḥ
—
to the admirers
samapūjayat
—
he gave proper respects.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān varṇān
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān
unto the leaders of the brāhmaṇa community
varṇān
to the other castes
bhṛtyāmātya-purodhasaḥ
bhṛtya
servants
amātya
ministers
purodhasaḥ
to the priests
paurāṣ jāna-padān śreṇīḥ
paurān
to the citizens
jāna-padān
to his countrymen
śreṇīḥ
to different communities
prakṛtīḥ samapūjayat
prakṛtīḥ
to the admirers
samapūjayat
he gave proper respects.
King Pṛthu thus satisfied and offered all respect to all the leaders of the brāhmaṇas and other castes, to his servants, to his ministers and to the priests, citizens, general countrymen, people from other communities, admirers and others, and thus they all became happy.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
He respected the leading brāhmaṇas, the other castes, his servants, ministers, priests, city people, countrymen, tradesmen and employees.
Śreṇīḥ refers to sellers of oil and betel and others. Prākṛtīḥ means employed persons. He respected them all, saying sweetly, “Blessings to you! If I protect you, I will be serving you.”
Personal Guidance
Pṛthu also satisfied leaders of brāhmaṇas, other castes, servants, ministers, priests, citizens — and they all became happy. Distributed honor is the foundation of distributed happiness.
Reflection Questions
- Which layer of those around me have I been skipping in my appreciation?
- Where does my joy-distribution fail at the second or third tier of my organization?
My note
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