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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.14

तस्माद्रजोरागविषादमन्यु- मानस्पृहाभयदैन्याधिमूलम् । हित्वा गृहं संसृतिचक्रवालं नृसिंहपादं भजताकुतोभयमिति ॥ १४ ॥
tasmād rajo-rāga-viṣāda-manyu-
[tasmaad rajo-raaga-vishaada-manyu-]
māna-spṛhā-bhayadainyādhimūlam
[maana-sprihaa-bhayadainyaadhimoolam]
hitvā gṛhaṁ saṁsṛti-cakravālaṁ
[hitvaa griham samsriti-chakravaalam]
nṛsiṁha-pādaṁ bhajatākutobhayam iti
[nrisimha-paadam bhajataakutobhayam iti]
Word-for-word
tasmāt — therefore rajaḥ — of passion or material desires rāga — attachment for material things viṣāda — then disappointment manyu — anger māna-spṛhā — the desire to be respectable in society bhaya — fear dainya — of poverty adhimūlam — the root cause hitvā — giving up gṛham — household life saṁsṛti-cakravālam — the cycle of repeated birth and death nṛsiṁha-pādam — the lotus feet of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva bhajata — worship akutaḥ-bhayam — the shelter of fearlessness iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmād rajo-rāga-viṣāda-manyu-
tasmāt
therefore
rajaḥ
of passion or material desires
rāga
attachment for material things
viṣāda
then disappointment
manyu
anger
māna-spṛhā-bhayadainyādhimūlam
māna-spṛhā
the desire to be respectable in society
bhaya
fear
dainya
of poverty
adhimūlam
the root cause
hitvā gṛhaṁ saṁsṛti-cakravālaṁ
hitvā
giving up
gṛham
household life
saṁsṛti-cakravālam
the cycle of repeated birth and death
nṛsiṁha-pādaṁ bhajatākutobhayam iti
nṛsiṁha-pādam
the lotus feet of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
bhajata
worship
akutaḥ-bhayam
the shelter of fearlessness
iti
thus.
Therefore, O demons, give up the so-called happiness of family life and simply take shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, which are the actual shelter of fearlessness. Entanglement in family life is the root cause of material attachment, indefatigable desires, moroseness, anger, despair, fear and the desire for false prestige, all of which result in the repetition of birth and death.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore give up household life, the root cause of the cycle of birth and death< Give up, thirst, attachment, lamentation, anger, desire, fear, and poverty, and worship the feet of Narasiṁha, the abode of no fear. Rajas means thirst. Rāga means absorption. Saṁsāra is a circle and resides in the house. This is an instruction to the demons.
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Personal Guidance
Family entanglement is named here as the root cause of attachment, restless desire, anger, fear, despair, and craving for prestige — and ultimately repeated birth and death. Take shelter of the Lord's feet as the real refuge of fearlessness.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of these emotions (anger, fear, despair, prestige-hunger) is most active in me, and which family attachment is its root?
  • What does 'taking shelter' look like for me on a day when family pressure is high?
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