Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.16.23
या ह्युपयुञ्जानानां मुखनिर्वासितो वायु: समन्ताच्छतयोजनमनुवासयति ॥ २३ ॥
yā hy upayuñjānānāṁ mukha-nirvāsito vāyuḥ samantāc chata-yojanam anuvāsayati.
[yaa hy upayunjaanaanaam mukha-nirvaasito vaayuh samantaach chata-yojanam anuvaasayati.]
Word-for-word
yāḥ
—
which (those flows of honey)
hi
—
indeed
upayuñjānānām
—
of those who drink
mukha-nirvāsitaḥ vāyuḥ
—
the air emanating from the mouths
samantāt
—
all around
śata-yojanam
—
up to one hundred yojanas (eight hundred miles)
anuvāsayati
—
makes sweetly flavored.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yā hy upayuñjānānāṁ mukha-nirvāsito vāyuḥ samantāc chata-yojanam anuvāsayati.
yāḥ
which (those flows of honey)
hi
indeed
upayuñjānānām
of those who drink
mukha-nirvāsitaḥ vāyuḥ
the air emanating from the mouths
samantāt
all around
śata-yojanam
up to one hundred yojanas (eight hundred miles)
anuvāsayati
makes sweetly flavored.
The air carrying the scent from the mouths of those who drink that honey perfumes the land for a hundred yojanas around.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The air carrying the scent from the mouths of those who drink that honey perfumes the land for a hundred yojanas around.
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Personal Guidance
The breath of those who drink that honey perfumes a hundred yojanas. What we inwardly consume eventually becomes the air others breathe around us. Hospitality begins with the contents of our own consumption.
Reflection Questions
- What are you inwardly consuming that you would or would not want to scent the air around you?
- How could you change one input today so the perfume changes?
My note
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