Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.14
तस्मिन्नर्हत्सु सर्वेषु स्वर्चितेषु यथार्हत: ।
उत्थित: सदसो मध्ये ताराणामुडुराडिव ॥ १४ ॥
tasminn arhatsu sarveṣu
[tasminn arhatsu sarveshu]
sv-arciteṣu yathārhataḥ
[sv-architeshu yathaarhatah]
utthitaḥ sadaso madhye
[utthitah sadaso madhye]
tārāṇām uḍurāḍ iva
[taaraanaam uduraad iva]
Word-for-word
tasmin
—
in that great meeting
arhatsu
—
of all those who are worshipable
sarveṣu
—
all of them
su-arciteṣu
—
being worshiped according to their respective positions
yathā-arhataḥ
—
as they deserved
utthitaḥ
—
stood up
sadasaḥ
—
amongst the assembly members
madhye
—
within the midst
tārāṇām
—
of the stars
uḍu-rāṭ
—
the moon
iva
—
like.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasminn arhatsu sarveṣu
tasmin
in that great meeting
arhatsu
of all those who are worshipable
sarveṣu
all of them
sv-arciteṣu yathārhataḥ
su-arciteṣu
being worshiped according to their respective positions
yathā-arhataḥ
as they deserved
utthitaḥ sadaso madhye
utthitaḥ
stood up
sadasaḥ
amongst the assembly members
madhye
within the midst
tārāṇām uḍurāḍ iva
tārāṇām
of the stars
uḍu-rāṭ
the moon
iva
like.
In that great assembly, Mahārāja Pṛthu first of all worshiped all the respectable visitors according to their respective positions. After this, he stood up in the midst of the assembly, and it appeared that the full moon had arisen amongst the stars.
Purport
According to the Vedic system, the reception of great, exalted personalities, as arranged by Pṛthu Mahārāja in that great sacrificial arena, is very important. The first procedure in receiving guests is to wash their feet, and it is learned from Vedic literature that one time when Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira performed a Rājasūya-yajña, Kṛṣṇa took charge of washing the feet of the visitors. Similarly, Mahārāja Pṛthu also arranged for the proper reception of the demigods, the saintly sages, the brāhmaṇas and the great kings.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There, Pṛthu stood up in the assembly among the great persons worthy of worship, who had been worshipped befitting to their status, like the moon among the stars.
Pṛthu stood up to make some announcement among the worshipable (arhatsu) sages. The sentence continues for six verses.
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Personal Guidance
Pṛthu first honored each guest by their position, then rose like a full moon among stars. Honor your guests before claiming the room; the order of attention matters.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I claim the room before honoring those already in it?
- What does a position-appropriate honoring look like for each level of my own audience?
My note
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