SB 4.3.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.3.14

तन्मे प्रसीदेदममर्त्य वाञ्छितं कर्तुं भवान्कारुणिको बतार्हति । त्वयात्मनोऽर्धेऽहमदभ्रचक्षुषा निरूपिता मानुगृहाण याचित: ॥ १४ ॥

tan me prasīdedam amartya vāñchitaṁ

[tan me praseededam amartya vaanchitam]

kartuṁ bhavān kāruṇiko batārhati

[kartum bhavaan kaaruniko bataarhati]

tvayātmano ’rdhe ’ham adabhra-cakṣuṣā

[tvayaatmano ’rdhe ’ham adabhra-chakshushaa]

nirūpitā mānugṛhāṇa yācitaḥ

[niroopitaa maanugrihaana yaachitah]

Word-for-word

tat — therefore me — unto me prasīda — please be kind idam — this amartya — O immortal lord vāñchitam — desire kartum — to do bhavān — Your Honor kāruṇikaḥ — kind bata — O lord arhati — is able tvayā — by you ātmanaḥ — of your own body ardhe — in the half aham — I adabhra-cakṣuṣā — having all knowledge nirūpitā — am situated mā — to me anugṛhāṇa — please show kindness yācitaḥ — requested.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tan me prasīdedam amartya vāñchitaṁ

tat

therefore

unto me

prasīda

please be kind

idam

this

amartya

O immortal lord

vāñchitam

desire

kartuṁ bhavān kāruṇiko batārhati

kartum

to do

bhavān

Your Honor

kāruṇikaḥ

kind

bata

O lord

arhati

is able

tvayātmano ’rdhe ’ham adabhra-cakṣuṣā

tvayā

by you

ātmanaḥ

of your own body

ardhe

in the half

nirūpitā mānugṛhāṇa yācitaḥ

aham

adabhra-cakṣuṣā

having all knowledge

nirūpitā

am situated

mā

to me

anugṛhāṇa

please show kindness

yācitaḥ

requested.

O immortal Śiva, please be kind towards me and fulfill my desire. You have accepted me as half of your body; therefore please show kindness towards me and accept my request.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Please grand my desire, O lord! Since you are merciful you should do this. Being full of knowledge, you have accepted my as half of your body. Therefore, being requested, please oblige me. If you do not want to go, still, because of my request, please accept. You are a deva (amartya), and can do what is not normally done. Though you are full of knowledge, and are self-satisfied (adabhra-cakṣuṣā), you have accepted me as half of your body. Śiva is famous as having half his body in the form of a woman. Since you have done that, be merciful to me (mā).

Personal Guidance

Satī invokes that Śiva has accepted her as half his body — appealing to intimacy to override the partner's better judgment. Intimacy is a basis for love, not a tool to override discernment. Don't weaponize closeness.

Reflection Questions

Where do I use intimacy as leverage to override a partner's judgment?
How do I want a loved one to push back when I'm asking them to comply against their wisdom?

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