Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.67
अहो मे बत दौरात्म्यं स्त्रीजितस्योपधारय ।
योऽङ्कं प्रेम्णारुरुक्षन्तं नाभ्यनन्दमसत्तम: ॥ ६७ ॥
aho me bata daurātmyaṁ
[aho me bata dauraatmyam]
strī-jitasyopadhāraya
[stree-jitasyopadhaaraya]
yo ’ṅkaṁ premṇārurukṣantaṁ
[yo ’nkam premnaarurukshantam]
nābhyanandam asattamaḥ
[naabhyanandam asattamah]
Word-for-word
aho
—
alas
me
—
my
bata
—
certainly
daurātmyam
—
cruelty
strī-jitasya
—
conquered by a woman
upadhāraya
—
just think of me in this regard
yaḥ
—
who
aṅkam
—
lap
premṇā
—
out of love
ārurukṣantam
—
trying to rise onto it
na
—
not
abhyanandam
—
received properly
asat-tamaḥ
—
the most cruel.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho me bata daurātmyaṁ
aho
alas
me
my
bata
certainly
daurātmyam
cruelty
strī-jitasyopadhāraya
strī-jitasya
conquered by a woman
upadhāraya
just think of me in this regard
yaḥ
who
yo ’ṅkaṁ premṇārurukṣantaṁ
aṅkam
lap
premṇā
out of love
ārurukṣantam
trying to rise onto it
nābhyanandam asattamaḥ
na
not
abhyanandam
received properly
asat-tamaḥ
the most cruel.
Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just imagine how hardhearted I am.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I am controlled by a woman. See my cruelty! Most vile, I did not welcome my son with love when he tried to climb on my lap.
Personal Guidance
'Just see how my wife conquered me; the boy reached for my lap and I didn't even pat him.' The smallest gestures denied — a pat, a moment of welcome — carry the weight of the entire failure of love.
Reflection Questions
- Whose small reaching toward me did I refuse, and how would my acknowledgment alone heal something?
- What 'pat' did I withhold today that I could still give?
My note
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