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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.13

तपसाराध्य पुरुषं तस्यैवानुग्रहेण मे । गर्भे त्वं साधयात्मानं यदीच्छसि नृपासनम् ॥ १३ ॥
tapasārādhya puruṣaṁ
[tapasaaraadhya purusham]
tasyaivānugraheṇa me
[tasyaivaanugrahena me]
garbhe tvaṁ sādhayātmānaṁ
[garbhe tvam saadhayaatmaanam]
yadīcchasi nṛpāsanam
[yadeechchasi nripaasanam]
Word-for-word
tapasā — by austerities ārādhya — having satisfied puruṣam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead tasya — by His eva — only anugraheṇa — by the mercy of me — my garbhe — in the womb tvam — you sādhaya — place ātmānam — yourself yadi — if icchasi — you desire nṛpa-āsanam — on the throne of the King.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tapasārādhya puruṣaṁ
tapasā
by austerities
ārādhya
having satisfied
puruṣam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tasyaivānugraheṇa me
tasya
by His
eva
only
anugraheṇa
by the mercy of
me
my
garbhe tvaṁ sādhayātmānaṁ
garbhe
in the womb
tvam
you
sādhaya
place
ātmānam
yourself
yadīcchasi nṛpāsanam
yadi
if
icchasi
you desire
nṛpa-āsanam
on the throne of the King.
If you at all desire to rise to the throne of the King, then you have to undergo severe austerities. First of all you must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, and then, when you are favored by Him because of such worship, you shall have to take your next birth from my womb.
Purport

Suruci was so envious of Dhruva Mahārāja that she indirectly asked him to change his body. According to her, first of all he had to die, then take his next body in her womb, and only then would it be possible for Dhruva Mahārāja to ascend the throne of his father.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Worshipping the Lord by austerities, by his mercy, place yourself in my womb, if you want to sit on the King’s lap. Her talk is to show the King that she has devotion, but she is not a real devotee. You must place yourself in my womb. Now, satisfying the Lord by three, four, five or six vratas for getting into my womb, you should then quickly die. I will see your mother weeping. May you and I be happy!
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Personal Guidance
Suruci taunts: if you want the throne, do austerities, please Nārāyaṇa, then take rebirth from my womb. Sometimes the worst insults from others point unwittingly to a real and high path; the soul can take the sting and follow only the directional arrow.
Reflection Questions
  • Which insult thrown at me has actually contained, hidden inside it, a hint of my real next step?
  • Where could I take a cruel suggestion and convert it into a sincere spiritual undertaking?
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