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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.22.15

तत उपरिष्टाद्विलक्षयोजनान्तरगता भगवान् बृहस्पतिरेकैकस्मिन् राशौ परिवत्सरं परिवत्सरं चरति यदि न वक्र: स्यात्प्रायेणानुकूलो ब्राह्मणकुलस्य ॥ १५ ॥
tata upariṣṭād dvi-lakṣa-yojanāntara-gatā bhagavān bṛhaspatir ekaikasmin rāśau parivatsaraṁ parivatsaraṁ carati yadi na vakraḥ syāt prāyeṇānukūlo brāhmaṇa-kulasya.
[tata uparishtaad dvi-laksha-yojanaantara-gataa bhagavaan brihaspatir ekaikasmin raashau parivatsaram parivatsaram charati yadi na vakrah syaat praayenaanukoolo braahmana-kulasya.]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — that (Mars) upariṣṭāt — above dvi-lakṣa-yojana-antara-gatāḥ — situated at a distance of 1,600,000 miles bhagavān — the most powerful planet bṛhaspatiḥ — Jupiter eka-ekasmin — in one after another rāśau — sign parivatsaram parivatsaram — for the period of Parivatsara carati — moves yadi — if na — not vakraḥ — curved syāt — becomes prāyeṇa — almost always anukūlaḥ — very favorable brāhmaṇa-kulasya — to the brāhmaṇas of the universe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tata upariṣṭād dvi-lakṣa-yojanāntara-gatā bhagavān bṛhaspatir ekaikasmin rāśau parivatsaraṁ parivatsaraṁ carati yadi na vakraḥ syāt prāyeṇānukūlo brāhmaṇa-kulasya.
tataḥ
that (Mars)
upariṣṭāt
above
dvi-lakṣa-yojana-antara-gatāḥ
situated at a distance of 1,600,000 miles
bhagavān
the most powerful planet
bṛhaspatiḥ
Jupiter
eka-ekasmin
in one after another
rāśau
sign
parivatsaram parivatsaram
for the period of Parivatsara
carati
moves
yadi
if
na
not
vakraḥ
curved
syāt
becomes
prāyeṇa
almost always
anukūlaḥ
very favorable
brāhmaṇa-kulasya
to the brāhmaṇas of the universe.
Situated 1,600,000 miles above Mars, or 10,400,000 miles above earth, is the planet Jupiter, which travels through one sign of the zodiac within the period of a Parivatsara. If its movement is not curved, the planet Jupiter is very favorable to the brāhmaṇas of the universe.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Situated above Mars by 200,000 yojanas, Jupiter moves through each sign in one prativatsara, if not traveling retrograde. It is generally auspicious for the brāhmaṇas. Jupiter is 1,300,000 above the earth. If not traveling retrograde it moves through one zodiac sign in a prativatsara [Note: Parivatsara can refer to the solar year or to the Jupiter year which is 360 days. ].
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Personal Guidance
Jupiter, when moving straight, is very favorable to brāhmaṇas — the teachers and learned. Straight motion of higher influences supports those holding sacred functions. Honor what supports the sacred teachers in your life.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do I rely on as a teacher, and have I considered what 'favorable Jupiter' is supporting them?
  • How can I become a supportive force for someone whose work is sacred?
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