Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.26
मैत्रेय उवाच
इत्यर्चित: स भगवानतिदिश्यात्मन: पदम् ।
बालस्य पश्यतो धाम स्वमगाद्गरुडध्वज: ॥ २६ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
ity arcitaḥ sa bhagavān
[ity architah sa bhagavaan]
atidiśyātmanaḥ padam
[atidishyaatmanah padam]
bālasya paśyato dhāma
[baalasya pashyato dhaama]
svam agād garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
[svam agaad garuda-dhvajah]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
the great sage Maitreya continued to speak
iti
—
thus
arcitaḥ
—
being honored and worshiped
saḥ
—
the Supreme Lord
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
atidiśya
—
after offering
ātmanaḥ
—
His personal
padam
—
residence
bālasya
—
while the boy
paśyataḥ
—
was looking on
dhāma
—
to His abode
svam
—
own
agāt
—
He returned
garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
—
Lord Viṣṇu, whose flag bears the emblem of Garuḍa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
the great sage Maitreya continued to speak
ity arcitaḥ sa bhagavān
iti
thus
arcitaḥ
being honored and worshiped
saḥ
the Supreme Lord
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
atidiśyātmanaḥ padam
atidiśya
after offering
ātmanaḥ
His personal
padam
residence
bālasya paśyato dhāma
bālasya
while the boy
paśyataḥ
was looking on
dhāma
to His abode
svam agād garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
svam
own
agāt
He returned
garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
Lord Viṣṇu, whose flag bears the emblem of Garuḍa.
The great sage Maitreya said: After being worshiped and honored by the boy [Dhruva Mahārāja], and after offering him His abode, Lord Viṣṇu, on the back of Garuḍa, returned to His abode as Dhruva Mahārāja looked on.
Purport
From this verse it appears that Lord Viṣṇu awarded Dhruva Mahārāja the same abode in which He resides. His abode is described in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.6) : yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: The Lord, after being worshipped and after offering his abode, then departed for his abode on Garuḍa, while the boy watched.
Atidśya means “having given.”
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Personal Guidance
After being worshiped and after offering Dhruva His abode, the Lord returns to His own. Even after granting the greatest boon, the Lord does not linger; love and dignity coexist in the divine economy.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I overstay after giving someone help and dilute the gift?
- What would mature generosity that respects another's space look like for me?
My note
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