Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.62
इत्युक्तस्तं परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य च नृपार्भक: ।
ययौ मधुवनं पुण्यं हरेश्चरणचर्चितम् ॥ ६२ ॥
ity uktas taṁ parikramya
[ity uktas tam parikramya]
praṇamya ca nṛpārbhakaḥ
[pranamya cha nripaarbhakah]
yayau madhuvanaṁ puṇyaṁ
[yayau madhuvanam punyam]
hareś caraṇa-carcitam
[haresh charana-charchitam]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
uktaḥ
—
being spoken
tam
—
him (Nārada Muni)
parikramya
—
by circumambulating
praṇamya
—
by offering obeisances
ca
—
also
nṛpa-arbhakaḥ
—
the boy of the King
yayau
—
went to
madhuvanam
—
a forest in Vṛndāvana known as Madhuvana
puṇyam
—
which is auspicious and pious
hareḥ
—
of the Lord
caraṇa-carcitam
—
imprinted by the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktas taṁ parikramya
iti
thus
uktaḥ
being spoken
tam
him (Nārada Muni)
parikramya
by circumambulating
praṇamya ca nṛpārbhakaḥ
praṇamya
by offering obeisances
ca
also
nṛpa-arbhakaḥ
the boy of the King
yayau madhuvanaṁ puṇyaṁ
yayau
went to
madhuvanam
a forest in Vṛndāvana known as Madhuvana
puṇyam
which is auspicious and pious
hareś caraṇa-carcitam
hareḥ
of the Lord
caraṇa-carcitam
imprinted by the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
When Dhruva Mahārāja, the son of the King, was thus advised by the great sage Nārada, he circumambulated Nārada, his spiritual master, and offered him respectful obeisances. Then he started for Madhuvana, which is always imprinted with the lotus footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa and which is therefore especially auspicious.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus being taught, Dhruva circumambulated Nārada and offered respects. He then went to pure Madhuvana marked with the footprints of Kṛṣṇa.
Because Kṛṣṇa appears in every day of Brahmā, Madhuvana is marked with his footprints from the previous day. (In the day of Brahmā Kṛṣṇa appeared after Dhruva.)
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Personal Guidance
Dhruva circumambulates Nārada and offers obeisances, then sets off for Madhuvana. The correct response to receiving precious instruction is bodily reverence to the giver, then immediate action.
Reflection Questions
- After receiving good guidance, do I bow and act, or thank and forget?
- Where do I owe a circumambulation to a teacher I have not yet honored properly?
My note
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