Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.19.17
सोऽश्वं रूपं च तद्धित्वा तस्मा अन्तर्हित: स्वराट् ।
वीर: स्वपशुमादाय पितुर्यज्ञमुपेयिवान् ॥ १७ ॥
so ’śvaṁ rūpaṁ ca tad dhitvā
[so ’shvam roopam cha tad dhitvaa]
tasmā antarhitaḥ svarāṭ
[tasmaa antarhitah svaraat]
vīraḥ sva-paśum ādāya
[veerah sva-pashum aadaaya]
pitur yajñam upeyivān
[pitur yajnam upeyivaan]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
King Indra
aśvam
—
the horse
rūpam
—
the false dress of a saintly person
ca
—
also
tat
—
that
hitvā
—
giving up
tasmai
—
for him
antarhitaḥ
—
disappeared
sva-rāṭ
—
Indra
vīraḥ
—
the great hero
sva-paśum
—
his animal
ādāya
—
having taken
pituḥ
—
of his father
yajñam
—
to the sacrifice
upeyivān
—
he came back.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’śvaṁ rūpaṁ ca tad dhitvā
saḥ
King Indra
tasmā antarhitaḥ svarāṭ
aśvam
the horse
rūpam
the false dress of a saintly person
ca
also
tat
that
hitvā
giving up
tasmai
for him
vīraḥ sva-paśum ādāya
pitur yajñam upeyivān
antarhitaḥ
disappeared
sva-rāṭ
Indra
vīraḥ
the great hero
sva-paśum
his animal
ādāya
having taken
pituḥ
of his father
yajñam
to the sacrifice
upeyivān
he came back.
When Indra saw that the son of Pṛthu was chasing him, he immediately abandoned his false dress and left the horse. Indeed, he disappeared from that very spot, and the great hero, the son of Mahārāja Pṛthu, returned the horse to his father’s sacrificial arena.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Giving up the disguise and the horse, Indra became invisible to him. The hero then took the horse and returned to the sacrifice of his father.
Personal Guidance
Chased, Indra dropped the disguise and the horse and vanished; the hero returned the horse. The exposed thief flees; persistent pursuit eventually clears the field.
Reflection Questions
- Where would persistent pursuit clear a quiet theft I've been tolerating?
- What 'horse' am I overdue to return to its proper sacrificial arena?
My note
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