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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.18.27

एवं पृथ्वादय: पृथ्वीमन्नादा: स्वन्नमात्मन: । दोहवत्सादिभेदेन क्षीरभेदं कुरूद्वह ॥ २७ ॥
evaṁ pṛthv-ādayaḥ pṛthvīm
[evam prithv-aadayah prithveem]
annādāḥ svannam ātmanaḥ
[annaadaah svannam aatmanah]
doha-vatsādi-bhedena
[doha-vatsaadi-bhedena]
kṣīra-bhedaṁ kurūdvaha
[ksheera-bhedam kuroodvaha]
Word-for-word
evam — thus pṛthu-ādayaḥ — King Pṛthu and others pṛthvīm — the earth anna-adāḥ — all living entities desiring food su-annam — their desired foodstuff ātmanaḥ — for self-preservation doha — for milking vatsa-ādi — by calves, pots and milkers bhedena — different kṣīra — milk bhedam — different kuru-udvaha — O chief of the Kurus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ pṛthv-ādayaḥ pṛthvīm
evam
thus
pṛthu-ādayaḥ
King Pṛthu and others
pṛthvīm
the earth
annādāḥ svannam ātmanaḥ
anna-adāḥ
all living entities desiring food
su-annam
their desired foodstuff
ātmanaḥ
for self-preservation
doha-vatsādi-bhedena
doha
for milking
vatsa-ādi
by calves, pots and milkers
bhedena
different
kṣīra-bhedaṁ kurūdvaha
kṣīra
milk
bhedam
different
kuru-udvaha
O chief of the Kurus.
My dear Vidura, chief of the Kurus, in this way King Pṛthu and all the others who subsist on food created different types of calves and milked out their respective eatables. Thus they received their various foodstuffs, which were symbolized as milk.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! In this way Pṛthu and others who eat food milked different milks, their desired foods, from the earth with different pots and different calves. This verse summarizes. They milked their desired food (svannam) as different milks. Dohaḥ means the pot.
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Personal Guidance
Pṛthu and others made different calves and received their foods symbolized as milk. The frame of 'milk' covers all sustenance; in a properly governed world, everything you need comes as gift from a mother-figure.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I confused that my sustenance is something I 'earn' rather than receive as milk?
  • What changes when I see today's food, money or energy as milk drawn through a calf?
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