Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.15.13
यत्प्रीणनाद्बर्हिषि देवतिर्यङ्-मनुष्यवीरुत्तृणमाविरिञ्चात्
प्रीयेत सद्य: स ह विश्वजीव:प्रीत: स्वयं प्रीतिमगाद्गयस्य ॥ १३ ॥
yat-prīṇanād barhiṣi deva-tiryaṅ-
[yat-preenanaad barhishi deva-tiryan-]
manuṣya-vīrut-tṛṇam āviriñcāt
[manushya-veerut-trinam aavirinchaat]
prīyeta sadyaḥ sa ha viśva-jīvaḥ
[preeyeta sadyah sa ha vishva-jeevah]
prītaḥ svayaṁ prītim agād gayasya
[preetah svayam preetim agaad gayasya]
Word-for-word
yat-prīṇanāt
—
because of pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead
barhiṣi
—
in the sacrificial arena
deva-tiryak
—
the demigods and lower animals
manuṣya
—
human society
vīrut
—
the plants and trees
tṛṇam
—
the grass
ā-viriñcāt
—
beginning from Lord Brahmā
prīyeta
—
becomes satisfied
sadyaḥ
—
immediately
saḥ
—
that Supreme Personality of Godhead
ha
—
indeed
viśva-jīvaḥ
—
maintains the living entities all over the universe
prītaḥ
—
although naturally satisfied
svayam
—
personally
prītim
—
satisfaction
agāt
—
he obtained
gayasya
—
of Mahārāja Gaya.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yat-prīṇanād barhiṣi deva-tiryaṅ-
yat-prīṇanāt
because of pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead
barhiṣi
in the sacrificial arena
deva-tiryak
the demigods and lower animals
manuṣya-vīrut-tṛṇam āviriñcāt
manuṣya
human society
vīrut
the plants and trees
tṛṇam
the grass
ā-viriñcāt
beginning from Lord Brahmā
prīyeta sadyaḥ sa ha viśva-jīvaḥ
prīyeta
becomes satisfied
sadyaḥ
immediately
saḥ
that Supreme Personality of Godhead
ha
indeed
viśva-jīvaḥ
maintains the living entities all over the universe
prītaḥ svayaṁ prītim agād gayasya
prītaḥ
although naturally satisfied
svayam
personally
prītim
satisfaction
agāt
he obtained
gayasya
of Mahārāja Gaya.
When the Supreme Lord is pleased by a person’s actions, automatically all the demigods, human beings, animals, birds, bees, creepers, trees, grass and all other living entities, beginning with Lord Brahmā, are pleased. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul of everyone, and He is by nature fully pleased. Nonetheless, He came to the arena of Mahārāja Gaya and said, “I am fully pleased.”
Purport
It is explicitly stated herein that simply by satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one satisfies the demigods and all other living entities without differentiation. If one pours water on the root of a tree, all the branches, twigs, flowers and leaves are nourished. Although the Supreme Lord is self-satisfied, He was so pleased with the behavior of Mahārāja Gaya that He personally came to the sacrificial arena and said, “I am fully satisfied.” Who can compare to Mahārāja Gaya?
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the Lord is pleased, immediately all devatās, humans, plants, grass, and all beings up to Brahmā become satisfied. The Lord, the life of the universe, the very form of satisfaction, became satisfied at the sacrifice of King Gaya.
The Lord, by pleasing whom all beings are pleased, who is the very form of satisfaction, showed his satisfaction “I am satisfied” at the sacrifice along with all beings of the universe.
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Personal Guidance
Pour water on the root and the whole tree is nourished. Satisfy the Lord and all beings — demigods to grasses — are automatically satisfied. Skip the root and no amount of watering individual branches will make the tree healthy.
Reflection Questions
- Where are you watering individual branches when the root is dry?
- What single act of devotion to the Lord today could nourish many other relationships at once?
My note
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