SB 4.19.21 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.19.21

अत्रिणा चोदितस्तस्मै सन्दधे विशिखं रुषा । सोऽश्वं रूपं च तद्धित्वा तस्थावन्तर्हित: स्वराट् ॥ २१ ॥

atriṇā coditas tasmai

[atrinaa choditas tasmai]

sandadhe viśikhaṁ ruṣā

[sandadhe vishikham rushaa]

so ’śvaṁ rūpaṁ ca tad dhitvā

[so ’shvam roopam cha tad dhitvaa]

tasthāv antarhitaḥ svarāṭ

[tasthaav antarhitah svaraat]

Word-for-word

atriṇā — by the great sage Atri coditaḥ — inspired tasmai — for Lord Indra sandadhe — fixed viśikham — his arrow ruṣā — out of great anger saḥ — King Indra aśvam — horse rūpam — the dress of a sannyāsī ca — also tat — that hitvā — giving up tasthau — he remained there antarhitaḥ — invisible sva-rāṭ — the independent Indra.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

atriṇā coditas tasmai

atriṇā

by the great sage Atri

coditaḥ

inspired

tasmai

for Lord Indra

sandadhe viśikhaṁ ruṣā

sandadhe

fixed

viśikham

his arrow

ruṣā

out of great anger

saḥ

King Indra

so ’śvaṁ rūpaṁ ca tad dhitvā

tasthāv antarhitaḥ svarāṭ

aśvam

horse

rūpam

the dress of a sannyāsī

also

tat

that

hitvā

giving up

tasthau

he remained there

antarhitaḥ

invisible

sva-rāṭ

the independent Indra.

When the great sage Atri again gave directions, the son of King Pṛthu became very angry and placed an arrow on his bow. Upon seeing this, King Indra immediately abandoned the false dress of a sannyāsī and, giving up the horse, made himself invisible.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Ordered by Atri, he fixed an arrow on his bow with anger. Giving up the horse and the disguise, Indra became invisible.

Personal Guidance

On Atri's third direction, the son angrily fits arrow to bow; Indra drops the disguise and vanishes. Three rounds of guidance and persistence finally outlast the impersonator's stamina.

Reflection Questions

Where am I quitting after two rounds when three would have done it?
What does it mean that the impersonator's strategy itself has stamina limits?

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