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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.1

मैत्रेय उवाच इत्यजेनानुनीतेन भवेन परितुष्यता । अभ्यधायि महाबाहो प्रहस्य श्रूयतामिति ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
ity ajenānunītena
[ity ajenaanuneetena]
bhavena parituṣyatā
[bhavena paritushyataa]
abhyadhāyi mahā-bāho
[abhyadhaayi mahaa-baaho]
prahasya śrūyatām iti
[prahasya shrooyataam iti]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ — Maitreya uvāca — said iti — thus ajena — by Lord Brahmā anunītena — pacified bhavena — by Lord Śiva parituṣyatā — fully satisfied abhyadhāyi — said mahā-bāho — O Vidura prahasya — smiling śrūyatām — listen iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ
Maitreya
uvāca
said
ity ajenānunītena
iti
thus
ajena
by Lord Brahmā
anunītena
pacified
bhavena parituṣyatā
bhavena
by Lord Śiva
parituṣyatā
fully satisfied
abhyadhāyi mahā-bāho
abhyadhāyi
said
mahā-bāho
O Vidura
prahasya śrūyatām iti
prahasya
smiling
śrūyatām
listen
iti
thus.
The sage Maitreya said: O mighty-armed Vidura, Lord Śiva, being thus pacified by the words of Lord Brahmā, spoke as follows in answer to Lord Brahmā’s request.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: O Vidura! Pleased by the request made by Brahmā, Śiva, smiling said, “Listen to me.” In the Seventh Chapter, Dakṣa and the priests glorify Śiva, and Viṣṇu appears and becomes satisfied. The sacrifice is completed. Śiva (bhavena) was pleased by Brahma (ajena) who had made his request (anunītena).
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Personal Guidance
Pacified by Brahmā's words, Śiva is ready to respond. Even the angriest heart can shift when met with sincere appeal; pacification isn't surrender, it's making space for the next, better move.
Reflection Questions
  • Who in my life is waiting for the right words from a trusted go-between before they can soften?
  • Where am I refusing to be pacified because I confuse being calmed with being defeated?
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