SB 5.22.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.22.14

अत ऊर्ध्वमङ्गारकोऽपि योजनलक्षद्वितय उपलभ्यमानस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभि: पक्षैरेकैकशो राशीन्द्वादशानुभुङ्क्ते यदि न वक्रेणाभिवर्तते प्रायेणाशुभग्रहोऽघशंस: ॥ १४ ॥

ata ūrdhvam aṅgārako ’pi yojana-lakṣa-dvitaya upalabhyamānas tribhis tribhiḥ pakṣair ekaikaśo rāśīn dvādaśānubhuṅkte yadi na vakreṇābhivartate prāyeṇāśubha-graho ’gha-śaṁsaḥ.

[ata oordhvam angaarako ’pi yojana-laksha-dvitaya upalabhyamaanas tribhis tribhih pakshair ekaikasho raasheen dvaadashaanubhunkte yadi na vakrenaabhivartate praayenaashubha-graho ’gha-shamsah.]

Word-for-word

ataḥ — from this ūrdhvam — above aṅgārakaḥ — Mars api — also yojana-lakṣa-dvitaye — at a distance of 1,600,000 miles upalabhyamānaḥ — is situated tribhiḥ tribhiḥ — with each three and three pakṣaiḥ — fortnights eka-ekaśaḥ — one after another rāśīn — the signs dvādaśa — twelve anubhuṅkte — passes through yadi — if na — not vakreṇa — with a curve abhivartate — approaches prāyeṇa — almost always aśubha-grahaḥ — an unfavorable, inauspicious planet agha-śaṁsaḥ — creating trouble.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ataḥ

from this

ūrdhvam

above

aṅgārakaḥ

Mars

api

also

yojana-lakṣa-dvitaye

at a distance of 1,600,000 miles

upalabhyamānaḥ

is situated

tribhiḥ tribhiḥ

with each three and three

pakṣaiḥ

fortnights

eka-ekaśaḥ

one after another

rāśīn

the signs

dvādaśa

twelve

anubhuṅkte

passes through

yadi

not

vakreṇa

with a curve

abhivartate

approaches

prāyeṇa

almost always

aśubha-grahaḥ

an unfavorable, inauspicious planet

agha-śaṁsaḥ

creating trouble.

Situated 1,600,000 miles above Mercury, or 8,800,000 miles above earth, is the planet Mars. If this planet does not travel in a crooked way, it crosses through each sign of the zodiac in three fortnights and in this way travels through all twelve, one after another. It almost always creates unfavorable conditions in respect to rainfall and other influences.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Mars is observed 200,000 yojanas above Mercury. If not traveling retrograde, it passes through one of the twelve zodiac sign every three fortnights. Generally it is inauspicious, indicating grief. Mars will be 1,100,000 yojanas above the earth. If it does not move retrograde it traverses one zodiac sign every three fortnights. Aghaśaṁsaḥ means “indicating distress.”

Personal Guidance

Mars, by going crooked, creates difficulties for rainfall and life below. Crookedness in higher beings cascades to lower ones. Likewise, our own crooked behavior cascades into the lives of those who depend on us.

Reflection Questions

Whose life is being affected by my own current 'crookedness' that I haven't acknowledged?
What straightening would benefit not just me but those in my sphere?

📝 My note

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