Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.27.23
ततो विहतसङ्कल्पा कन्यका यवनेश्वरम् ।
मयोपदिष्टमासाद्य वव्रे नाम्ना भयं पतिम् ॥ २३ ॥
tato vihata-saṅkalpā
[tato vihata-sankalpaa]
kanyakā yavaneśvaram
[kanyakaa yavaneshvaram]
mayopadiṣṭam āsādya
[mayopadishtam aasaadya]
vavre nāmnā bhayaṁ patim
[vavre naamnaa bhayam patim]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
vihata-saṅkalpā
—
being disappointed in her determination
kanyakā
—
the daughter of Time
yavana-īśvaram
—
unto the king of the untouchables
mayā upadiṣṭam
—
indicated by me
āsādya
—
having approached
vavre
—
accepted
nāmnā
—
of the name
bhayam
—
Fear
patim
—
as her husband.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato vihata-saṅkalpā
tataḥ
thereafter
vihata-saṅkalpā
being disappointed in her determination
kanyakā
the daughter of Time
kanyakā yavaneśvaram
yavana-īśvaram
unto the king of the untouchables
mayopadiṣṭam āsādya
mayā upadiṣṭam
indicated by me
āsādya
having approached
vavre nāmnā bhayaṁ patim
vavre
accepted
nāmnā
of the name
bhayam
Fear
patim
as her husband.
After she was thus disappointed by me, with my permission she approached the King of the Yavanas, whose name was Bhaya, or Fear, and she accepted him as her husband.
Purport
Being the most perfect Vaiṣṇava, Śrī Nārada Muni is always willing to do good to others, even to one who curses him. Although Kālakanyā, the daughter of Time, was refused by Nārada Muni, she was given a shelter. Of course no one could give her shelter, but a Vaiṣṇava gives shelter somewhere to such an unfortunate girl. When jarā, or old age, attacks, everyone dwindles and deteriorates. In one stroke Nārada Muni gave shelter to Kālakanyā and counterattacked the ordinary karmīs. If one accepts the instructions of Nārada Muni, the ocean of fear ( bhaya ) can be very quickly removed by the grace of that great Vaiṣṇava.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Having been thwarted in her determination, the daughter of Time, as instructed by me, approached the King of the Yavanas named Fear, and choose him as her husband.
Nārada, showing mercy instructed, “People’s fear should be weakened by the influence of old age.”
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Personal Guidance
With my permission she went to Yavana-rāja Bhaya ('Fear') and accepted him as husband. Old age is married to Fear; the pair is structural, not coincidental.
Reflection Questions
- Which fears in me have intensified specifically because age has arrived?
- What does it mean that Old Age and Fear are formal spouses, not random visitors?
My note
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