Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.70
मैत्रेय उवाच
इति देवर्षिणा प्रोक्तं विश्रुत्य जगतीपति: ।
राजलक्ष्मीमनादृत्य पुत्रमेवान्वचिन्तयत् ॥ ७० ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
iti devarṣiṇā proktaṁ
[iti devarshinaa proktam]
viśrutya jagatī-patiḥ
[vishrutya jagatee-patih]
rāja-lakṣmīm anādṛtya
[raaja-lakshmeem anaadritya]
putram evānvacintayat
[putram evaanvachintayat]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
the great sage Maitreya said
iti
—
thus
devarṣiṇā
—
by the great sage Nārada
proktam
—
spoken
viśrutya
—
hearing
jagatī-patiḥ
—
the King
rāja-lakṣmīm
—
the opulence of his big kingdom
anādṛtya
—
without taking care of
putram
—
his son
eva
—
certainly
anvacintayat
—
began to think of him.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya said
iti devarṣiṇā proktaṁ
iti
thus
devarṣiṇā
by the great sage Nārada
proktam
spoken
viśrutya jagatī-patiḥ
viśrutya
hearing
jagatī-patiḥ
the King
rāja-lakṣmīm anādṛtya
rāja-lakṣmīm
the opulence of his big kingdom
anādṛtya
without taking care of
putram evānvacintayat
putram
his son
eva
certainly
anvacintayat
began to think of him.
The great Maitreya continued: The King, Uttānapāda, after being advised by Nārada Muni, practically gave up all duties in relation with his kingdom, which was very vast and wide, opulent like the goddess of fortune, and he simply began to think of his son Dhruva.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: After hearing what Nārada had said, the King gave up interest in his wealthy kingdom and thought only of his son.
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Personal Guidance
After Nārada's reassurance the king practically gives up kingdom-duties and just thinks of Dhruva. Realized regret rearranges priorities; suddenly the throne is small and the missing child is everything.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'kingdom' am I administering while ignoring the most important relationship?
- What single neglected person, if I gave them full attention, would reorder my whole calendar?
My note
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