Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.19.34
मास्मिन्महाराज कृथा: स्म चिन्तांनिशामयास्मद्वच आदृतात्मा
यद्ध्यायतो दैवहतं नु कर्तुंमनोऽतिरुष्टं विशते तमोऽन्धम् ॥ ३४ ॥
māsmin mahārāja kṛthāḥ sma cintāṁ
[maasmin mahaaraaja krithaah sma chintaam]
niśāmayāsmad-vaca ādṛtātmā
[nishaamayaasmad-vacha aadritaatmaa]
yad dhyāyato daiva-hataṁ nu kartuṁ
[yad dhyaayato daiva-hatam nu kartum]
mano ’tiruṣṭaṁ viśate tamo ’ndham
[mano ’tirushtam vishate tamo ’ndham]
Word-for-word
mā
—
do not
asmin
—
in this
mahā-rāja
—
O King
kṛthāḥ
—
do
sma
—
as done in the past
cintām
—
agitation of the mind
niśāmaya
—
please consider
asmat
—
my
vacaḥ
—
words
ādṛta-ātmā
—
being very respectful
yat
—
because
dhyāyataḥ
—
of him who is contemplating
daiva-hatam
—
that which is thwarted by providence
nu
—
certainly
kartum
—
to do
manaḥ
—
the mind
ati-ruṣṭam
—
very angry
viśate
—
enters
tamaḥ
—
darkness
andham
—
dense.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
māsmin mahārāja kṛthāḥ sma cintāṁ
mā
do not
asmin
in this
mahā-rāja
O King
kṛthāḥ
do
sma
as done in the past
cintām
agitation of the mind
niśāmayāsmad-vaca ādṛtātmā
niśāmaya
please consider
asmat
my
vacaḥ
words
ādṛta-ātmā
being very respectful
yad dhyāyato daiva-hataṁ nu kartuṁ
yat
because
dhyāyataḥ
of him who is contemplating
daiva-hatam
that which is thwarted by providence
nu
certainly
kartum
to do
mano ’tiruṣṭaṁ viśate tamo ’ndham
manaḥ
the mind
ati-ruṣṭam
very angry
viśate
enters
tamaḥ
darkness
andham
dense.
My dear King, do not be agitated and anxious because your sacrifices have not been properly executed due to providential impediments. Kindly take my words with great respect. We should always remember that if something happens by providential arrangement, we should not be very sorry. The more we try to rectify such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest region of materialistic thought.
Purport
Sometimes the saintly or very religious person also has to meet with reversals in life. Such incidents should be taken as providential. Although there may be sufficient cause for being unhappy, one should avoid counteracting such reversals, for the more we become implicated in rectifying such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest regions of material anxiety. Lord Kṛṣṇa has also advised us in this connection: we should tolerate things instead of becoming agitated.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Being respectful, hearing my words, do not worry about the incomplete sacrifice, because the angry mind of one who mediates on doing what is destroyed by fate enters into deepest illusion.
He speaks to Pṛthu who is meditating on the incomplete sacrifice. Certainly the mind of the person who mediates on doing what is destroyed by fate enters into the deepest illusion. He does not attain peace.
Personal Guidance
Don't grieve providential impediments; rectifying them too vigorously creates more disturbance. Some setbacks are providence; the wise accept rather than over-correct.
Reflection Questions
- Which setback have I tried to over-correct, generating more disturbance?
- Where could acceptance of providence settle a churn I've been driving?
My note
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