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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.14

केचिद्बभञ्जु: प्राग्वंशं पत्नीशालां तथापरे । सद आग्नीध्रशालां च तद्विहारं महानसम् ॥ १४ ॥
kecid babhañjuḥ prāg-vaṁśaṁ
[kechid babhanjuh praag-vamsham]
patnī-śālāṁ tathāpare
[patnee-shaalaam tathaapare]
sada āgnīdhra-śālāṁ ca
[sada aagneedhra-shaalaam cha]
tad-vihāraṁ mahānasam
[tad-vihaaram mahaanasam]
kecit — some babhañjuḥ — pulled down prāk-vaṁśam — the pillars of the sacrificial pandal patnī-śālām — the female quarters tathā — also apare — others sadaḥ — the sacrificial arena āgnīdhra-śālām — the house of the priests ca — and tat-vihāram — the house of the chief of the sacrifice mahā-anasam — the house of the kitchen department.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kecid babhañjuḥ prāg-vaṁśaṁ
kecit
some
babhañjuḥ
pulled down
prāk-vaṁśam
the pillars of the sacrificial pandal
patnī-śālāṁ tathāpare
patnī-śālām
the female quarters
tathā
also
apare
others
sada āgnīdhra-śālāṁ ca
sadaḥ
the sacrificial arena
āgnīdhra-śālām
the house of the priests
ca
and
tad-vihāraṁ mahānasam
tat-vihāram
the house of the chief of the sacrifice
mahā-anasam
the house of the kitchen department.
Some of the soldiers pulled down the pillars which were supporting the pandal of sacrifice, some of them entered the female quarters, some began destroying the sacrificial arena, and some entered the kitchen and the residential quarters.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Some of the associates broke the beams, while others destroyed the women’s quarters, the assembly hall, the kindling house, the sponsor’s quarters and the kitchen. Prāg-vāṁṣam refers to the wooden beams running east to west resting upon the pillars, in construction of the sacrificial house. West of the sacrificial area was the women’s quarters. East of the sacrificial area was the assembly shed (sadas). East of that was the shed for the vehicles to carry soma. North of that was the place for kindling the fire (āgnīdhra-śālām). Vihāram is the house for the sponsor. Mahānasam is the kitchen.
Some pulled down pillars, some entered female quarters, some destroyed the arena — when retribution comes, no part of the offending project is spared. Compartmentalization fails when judgment arrives.
Reflection Questions
  • What compartmentalization am I relying on to protect parts of a flawed project?
  • Where am I assuming some areas of my life are safe from the consequences of others?
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