Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.19.15
वधान्निवृत्तं तं भूयो हन्तवेऽत्रिरचोदयत् ।
जहि यज्ञहनं तात महेन्द्रं विबुधाधमम् ॥ १५ ॥
vadhān nivṛttaṁ taṁ bhūyo
[vadhaan nivrittam tam bhooyo]
hantave ’trir acodayat
[hantave ’trir achodayat]
jahi yajña-hanaṁ tāta
[jahi yajna-hanam taata]
mahendraṁ vibudhādhamam
[mahendram vibudhaadhamam]
Word-for-word
vadhāt
—
from killing
nivṛttam
—
stopped
tam
—
the son of Pṛthu
bhūyaḥ
—
again
hantave
—
for the purpose of killing
atriḥ
—
the great sage Atri
acodayat
—
encouraged
jahi
—
kill
yajña-hanam
—
one who impeded the performance of a yajña
tāta
—
my dear son
mahā-indram
—
the great heavenly King Indra
vibudha-adhamam
—
the lowest of all demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vadhān nivṛttaṁ taṁ bhūyo
vadhāt
from killing
nivṛttam
stopped
tam
the son of Pṛthu
bhūyaḥ
again
hantave ’trir acodayat
hantave
for the purpose of killing
atriḥ
the great sage Atri
acodayat
encouraged
jahi yajña-hanaṁ tāta
jahi
kill
yajña-hanam
one who impeded the performance of a yajña
tāta
my dear son
mahendraṁ vibudhādhamam
mahā-indram
the great heavenly King Indra
vibudha-adhamam
the lowest of all demigods.
When Atri Muni saw that the son of King Pṛthu did not kill Indra but returned deceived by him, Atri Muni again instructed him to kill the heavenly King because he thought that Indra had become the lowliest of all demigods due to his impeding the execution of King Pṛthu’s sacrifice.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Atri again ordered the son of Pṛthu to kill him after he had refrained from doing so. “Boy! Kill the destroyer of sacrifice, great Indra, lowest of the devatās!”
Hantave means “to kill.”
Personal Guidance
Atri tells him again: kill Indra — he's now the lowliest demigod for blocking the sacrifice. The teacher must clarify when a disciple's reverence has misread the situation; respect doesn't override truth.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'second instruction' do I need to receive before I see who is actually in front of me?
- Where do I owe someone a clearer second word because my first was misunderstood?
My note
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