Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.19.18
तत्तस्य चाद्भुतं कर्म विचक्ष्य परमर्षय: ।
नामधेयं ददुस्तस्मै विजिताश्व इति प्रभो ॥ १८ ॥
tat tasya cādbhutaṁ karma
[tat tasya chaadbhutam karma]
vicakṣya paramarṣayaḥ
[vichakshya paramarshayah]
nāmadheyaṁ dadus tasmai
[naamadheyam dadus tasmai]
vijitāśva iti prabho
[vijitaashva iti prabho]
Word-for-word
tat
—
that
tasya
—
his
ca
—
also
adbhutam
—
wonderful
karma
—
activity
vicakṣya
—
after observing
parama-ṛṣayaḥ
—
the great sages
nāmadheyam
—
the name
daduḥ
—
they offered
tasmai
—
to him
vijita-aśvaḥ
—
Vijitāśva (he who has won the horse)
iti
—
thus
prabho
—
my dear Lord Vidura.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tat tasya cādbhutaṁ karma
tat
that
tasya
his
ca
also
adbhutam
wonderful
karma
activity
vicakṣya paramarṣayaḥ
vicakṣya
after observing
parama-ṛṣayaḥ
the great sages
nāmadheyaṁ dadus tasmai
nāmadheyam
the name
daduḥ
they offered
tasmai
to him
vijitāśva iti prabho
vijita-aśvaḥ
Vijitāśva (he who has won the horse)
iti
thus
prabho
my dear Lord Vidura.
My dear Lord Vidura, when the great sages observed the wonderful prowess of the son of King Pṛthu, they all agreed to give him the name Vijitāśva.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! The great sages, seeing the son’s astounding action, gave him the name Vijitāśva, he who had won the horse.
The sages gave the son (tasmai) a name. It should be understood that the same son was taught the art of disappearing, according to later statements (SB 4.24.3).
Personal Guidance
The sages named him Vijitāśva — 'horse-conqueror.' Right action under instruction earns you a name that becomes your identity.
Reflection Questions
- What name have my recent right actions earned me, and have I lived up to it?
- Whom can I name today after a specific virtue they've shown?
My note
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