Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.10.3
अथ त ईश्वरवच: सोपालम्भमुपाकर्ण्योपायतुरीयाच्छङ्कितमनसस्तं विज्ञापयांबभूवु: ॥ ३ ॥
atha ta īśvara-vacaḥ sopālambham upākarṇyopāya-turīyāc chaṅkita-manasas taṁ vijñāpayāṁ babhūvuḥ.
[atha ta eeshvara-vachah sopaalambham upaakarnyopaaya-tureeyaach chankita-manasas tam vijnaapayaam babhoovuh.]
Word-for-word
atha
—
thus
te
—
they (the carriers of the palanquin)
īśvara-vacaḥ
—
the words of the master, King Rahūgaṇa
sa-upālambham
—
with reproach
upākarṇya
—
hearing
upāya
—
the means
turīyāt
—
from the fourth one
śaṅkita-manasaḥ
—
whose minds were afraid
tam
—
him (the King)
vijñāpayām babhūvuḥ
—
informed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha ta īśvara-vacaḥ sopālambham upākarṇyopāya-turīyāc chaṅkita-manasas taṁ vijñāpayāṁ babhūvuḥ.
atha
thus
te
they (the carriers of the palanquin)
īśvara-vacaḥ
the words of the master, King Rahūgaṇa
sa-upālambham
with reproach
upākarṇya
hearing
upāya
the means
turīyāt
from the fourth one
śaṅkita-manasaḥ
whose minds were afraid
tam
him (the King)
vijñāpayām babhūvuḥ
informed.
When the palanquin carriers heard the threatening words of Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, they became very afraid of his punishment and began to speak to him as follows.
Purport
According to political science, a king sometimes tries to pacify his subordinates, sometimes chastises them, sometimes divides them and sometimes rewards them. In this way the king rules his subordinates. The bearers of the palanquin could understand that the King was angry and that he would chastise them.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Hearing the censuring words of their master, the carriers became afraid of punishment and informed him as follows.
The carriers heard abusive (sopālambham) words of the King (īśvara). The fourth method among sāma, dāna, bheda and daṇḍa is punishment.
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Personal Guidance
Threatened employees scramble to deflect blame onto the one who is actually doing right. Group pressure tends to scapegoat the conscientious. Watch where this pattern shows up in your own circles — and where you yourself become the scapegoater.
Reflection Questions
- Where in your group is someone being scapegoated for following a higher standard?
- Where are you defending yourself by shifting blame onto someone whose standard is actually higher than yours?
My note
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