SB 5.26.34 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.34

ये त्विह वा अन्धावटकुसूलगुहादिषु भूतानि निरुन्धन्ति तथामुत्र तेष्वेवोपवेश्य सगरेण वह्निना धूमेन निरुन्धन्ति ॥ ३४ ॥

ye tv iha vā andhāvaṭa-kusūla-guhādiṣu bhūtāni nirundhanti tathāmutra teṣv evopaveśya sagareṇa vahninā dhūmena nirundhanti.

[ye tv iha vaa andhaavata-kusoola-guhaadishu bhootaani nirundhanti tathaamutra teshv evopaveshya sagarena vahninaa dhoomena nirundhanti.]

Word-for-word

ye — persons who tu — but iha — in this life vā — or andha-avaṭa — a blind well kusūla — granaries guha-ādiṣu — and in caves bhūtāni — the living entities nirundhanti — confine tathā — similarly amutra — in the next life teṣu — in those same places eva — certainly upaveśya — causing to enter sagareṇa — with poisonous fumes vahninā — with fire dhūmena — with smoke nirundhanti — confine.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ye tv iha vā andhāvaṭa-kusūla-guhādiṣu bhūtāni nirundhanti tathāmutra teṣv evopaveśya sagareṇa vahninā dhūmena nirundhanti.

persons who

but

iha

in this life

vā

andha-avaṭa

a blind well

kusūla

granaries

guha-ādiṣu

and in caves

bhūtāni

the living entities

nirundhanti

confine

tathā

similarly

amutra

in the next life

teṣu

in those same places

eva

certainly

upaveśya

causing to enter

sagareṇa

with poisonous fumes

vahninā

with fire

dhūmena

with smoke

nirundhanti

confine.

Those who in this life confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves are put after death into the hell known as Avaṭa-nirodhana. There they themselves are pushed into dark wells, where poisonous fumes and smoke suffocate them and they suffer very severely.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Those who in this life confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves are put after death into the hell known as Avaṭa-nirodhana. There they themselves are pushed into dark wells and locked there, with poisonous fumes, fire and smoke.

Personal Guidance

Those who confine others in dark wells are themselves confined in Avaṭa-nirodhana, suffocated by poisonous fumes. Whatever cages we build for others, we eventually breathe. Liberate; do not imprison.

Reflection Questions

Whom have I confined — emotionally, financially, in narrow roles — and what cage am I therefore building for myself?
Where could I release someone today and breathe more freely myself?

📝 My note

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