Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.49
सुनीतिरस्य जननी प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियं सुतम्
उपगुह्य जहावाधिं तदङ्गस्पर्शनिर्वृता ॥ ४९ ॥
sunītir asya jananī
[suneetir asya jananee]
prāṇebhyo ’pi priyaṁ sutam
[praanebhyo ’pi priyam sutam]
upaguhya jahāv ādhiṁ
[upaguhya jahaav aadhim]
tad-aṅga-sparśa-nirvṛtā
[tad-anga-sparsha-nirvritaa]
Word-for-word
sunītiḥ
—
Sunīti, the real mother of Dhruva Mahārāja
asya
—
his
jananī
—
mother
prāṇebhyaḥ
—
more than life air
api
—
even
priyam
—
dear
sutam
—
son
upaguhya
—
embracing
jahau
—
gave up
ādhim
—
all grief
tat-aṅga
—
his body
sparśa
—
touching
nirvṛtā
—
being satisfied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sunītir asya jananī
sunītiḥ
Sunīti, the real mother of Dhruva Mahārāja
asya
his
jananī
mother
prāṇebhyo ’pi priyaṁ sutam
prāṇebhyaḥ
more than life air
api
even
priyam
dear
sutam
son
upaguhya jahāv ādhiṁ
upaguhya
embracing
jahau
gave up
ādhim
all grief
tad-aṅga-sparśa-nirvṛtā
tat-aṅga
his body
sparśa
touching
nirvṛtā
being satisfied.
Sunīti, the real mother of Dhruva Mahārāja, embraced the tender body of her son, who was dearer to her than her own life, and thus forgot all material grief, for she was very pleased.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Embracing her son, dearer to her than her life airs, Sunīti, his mother, gave up her grief and was satisfied by touching his body.
Dhruva met his mother last, after she had recovered from fainting.
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Personal Guidance
Sunīti embraces her son — dearer than her own life — and forgets all material grief. Some reunions are not just events; they retroactively heal years of accumulated sorrow.
Reflection Questions
- Which reunion, if it happened, would retroactively heal something heavy in me?
- Whom have I made dearer than my own life, and how do I honor that bond daily?
My note
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