Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.27
नारद उवाच
नाधुनाप्यवमानं ते सम्मानं वापि पुत्रक ।
लक्षयाम: कुमारस्य सक्तस्य क्रीडनादिषु ॥ २७ ॥
nārada uvāca
[naarada uvaacha]
nādhunāpy avamānaṁ te
[naadhunaapy avamaanam te]
sammānaṁ vāpi putraka
[sammaanam vaapi putraka]
lakṣayāmaḥ kumārasya
[lakshayaamah kumaarasya]
saktasya krīḍanādiṣu
[saktasya kreedanaadishu]
Word-for-word
nāradaḥ uvāca
—
the great sage Nārada said
na
—
not
adhunā
—
just now
api
—
although
avamānam
—
insult
te
—
unto you
sammānam
—
offering respects
vā
—
or
api
—
certainly
putraka
—
my dear boy
lakṣayāmaḥ
—
I can see
kumārasya
—
of boys like you
saktasya
—
being attached
krīḍana-ādiṣu
—
to sports and frivolities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nārada uvāca
nāradaḥ uvāca
the great sage Nārada said
nādhunāpy avamānaṁ te
na
not
adhunā
just now
api
although
avamānam
insult
te
unto you
sammānaṁ vāpi putraka
sammānam
offering respects
vā
or
api
certainly
putraka
my dear boy
lakṣayāmaḥ kumārasya
lakṣayāmaḥ
I can see
kumārasya
of boys like you
saktasya krīḍanādiṣu
saktasya
being attached
krīḍana-ādiṣu
to sports and frivolities.
The great sage Nārada told Dhruva: My dear boy, you are only a little boy whose attachment is to sports and other frivolities. Why are you so affected by words insulting your honor?
Purport
Ordinarily if a child is rebuked as a rascal or fool, he smiles and does not take such insulting words very seriously. Similarly, if words of honor are offered, he does not appreciate them. But in the case of Dhruva Mahārāja, the kṣatriya spirit was so strong that he could not tolerate a slight insult from his stepmother which injured his kṣatriya prestige.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: O child! Since you are a young boy attached to playing, I do not see at this time that you should feel honored or disrespected.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Nārada gently tests Dhruva: you're a small child, why be so affected by insulting words? The teacher's first move with a serious seeker is often a discouragement that reveals how serious they really are.
Reflection Questions
- Whose discouragement have I taken as rejection when it was actually a test of my conviction?
- Where do I need to be tested rather than coddled before being given the real instruction?
My note
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