Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.16
मैत्रेय उवाच
क्षमाप्यैवं स मीढ्वांसं ब्रह्मणा चानुमन्त्रित: ।
कर्म सन्तानयामास सोपाध्यायर्त्विगादिभि: ॥ १६ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
kṣamāpyaivaṁ sa mīḍhvāṁsaṁ
[kshamaapyaivam sa meedhvaamsam]
brahmaṇā cānumantritaḥ
[brahmanaa chaanumantritah]
karma santānayām āsa
[karma santaanayaam aasa]
sopādhyāyartvig-ādibhiḥ
[sopaadhyaayartvig-aadibhih]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ
—
the sage Maitreya
uvāca
—
said
kṣamā
—
forgiveness
āpya
—
receiving
evam
—
thus
saḥ
—
King Dakṣa
mīḍhvāṁsam
—
unto Lord Śiva
brahmaṇā
—
along with Lord Brahmā
ca
—
also
anumantritaḥ
—
being permitted
karma
—
the sacrifice
santānayām āsa
—
began again
sa
—
along with
upādhyāya
—
learned sages
ṛtvik
—
the priests
ādibhiḥ
—
and others.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ
the sage Maitreya
uvāca
said
kṣamāpyaivaṁ sa mīḍhvāṁsaṁ
kṣamā
forgiveness
āpya
receiving
evam
thus
saḥ
King Dakṣa
mīḍhvāṁsam
unto Lord Śiva
brahmaṇā cānumantritaḥ
brahmaṇā
along with Lord Brahmā
ca
also
anumantritaḥ
being permitted
karma santānayām āsa
karma
the sacrifice
santānayām āsa
began again
sa
along with
upādhyāya
learned sages
sopādhyāyartvig-ādibhiḥ
ṛtvik
the priests
ādibhiḥ
and others.
The great sage Maitreya said: Thus being pardoned by Lord Śiva, King Dakṣa, with the permission of Lord Brahmā, again began the performance of the yajña, along with the great learned sages, the priests and others.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: Being forgiven by Śiva, Dakṣa, with permission of Brahmā, undertook the sacrifice along with the priests and teachers.
He undertook the sacrifice with the priests and teachers (upādhyāya).
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Personal Guidance
Pardoned, Dakṣa restarts the yajña with Brahmā's permission, surrounded by sages and priests. After reconciliation, the work doesn't pick up where it stopped — it resumes only with the renewed blessing of those above you.
Reflection Questions
- Whose blessing do I need to formally seek before re-starting a stalled project?
- Where am I trying to push forward without first asking permission from the right authority?
My note
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