Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.14.34
क्वचिच्छीतवाताद्यनेकदैविकभौतिकात्मीयानां दु:खानां प्रतिनिवारणेऽकल्पो दुरन्तविषयविषण्ण आस्ते ॥ ३४ ॥
kvacic chīta-vātādy-aneka-daivika-bhautikātmīyānāṁ duḥkhānāṁ pratinivāraṇe ’kalpo duranta-viṣaya-viṣaṇṇa āste.
[kvachich cheeta-vaataady-aneka-daivika-bhautikaatmeeyaanaam duhkhaanaam pratinivaarane ’kalpo duranta-vishaya-vishanna aaste.]
Word-for-word
kvacit
—
sometimes
śīta-vāta-ādi
—
such as extreme cold or wind
aneka
—
many
daivika
—
offered by the demigods or powers beyond our control
bhautika
—
offered by other living entities
ātmīyānām
—
offered by the conditioned material body and mind
duḥkhānām
—
the many miseries
pratinivāraṇe
—
in counteracting
akalpaḥ
—
being unable
duranta
—
insurmountable
viṣaya
—
from connection with sense gratification
viṣaṇṇaḥ
—
morose
āste
—
he remains.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kvacic chīta-vātādy-aneka-daivika-bhautikātmīyānāṁ duḥkhānāṁ pratinivāraṇe ’kalpo duranta-viṣaya-viṣaṇṇa āste.
kvacit
sometimes
śīta-vāta-ādi
such as extreme cold or wind
aneka
many
daivika
offered by the demigods or powers beyond our control
bhautika
offered by other living entities
ātmīyānām
offered by the conditioned material body and mind
duḥkhānām
the many miseries
pratinivāraṇe
in counteracting
akalpaḥ
being unable
duranta
insurmountable
viṣaya
from connection with sense gratification
viṣaṇṇaḥ
morose
āste
he remains.
The conditioned soul suffers many miserable bodily conditions, such as being affected by severe cold and strong winds. He also suffers due to the activities of other living beings and due to natural disturbances. When he is unable to counteract them and has to remain in a miserable condition, he naturally becomes very morose because he wants to enjoy material facilities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sometimes, being unable to cope with the unlimited suffering caused by body, mind and natural calamities, such as cold and wind, he becomes depressed because of unending desire for sense objects.
This verse explains the phrase “sometimes he is unable to counteract the cold, heat, wind and rain” mentioned in SB 5.13.11.
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Personal Guidance
Severe weather, other living beings, natural disturbances — when these pile up and we cannot push back, we collapse into helplessness. Helplessness is not the end; it is often the doorway to actual surrender.
Reflection Questions
- Where has your helplessness recently reached the doorway to genuine surrender?
- What in you keeps pulling back from walking through that door?
My note
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