SB 5.26.35 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.35

यस्त्विह वा अतिथीनभ्यागतान् वा गृहपतिरसकृदुपगतमन्युर्दिधक्षुरिव पापेन चक्षुषा निरीक्षते तस्य चापि निरये पापद‍ृष्टेरक्षिणी वज्रतुण्डा गृध्रा: कङ्ककाकवटादय: प्रसह्योरु- बलादुत्पाटयन्ति ॥ ३५ ॥

yas tv iha vā atithīn abhyāgatān vā gṛha-patir asakṛd upagata-manyur didhakṣur iva pāpena cakṣuṣā nirīkṣate tasya cāpi niraye pāpa-dṛṣṭer akṣiṇī vajra-tuṇḍā gṛdhrāḥ kaṅka-kāka-vaṭādayaḥ prasahyoru-balād utpāṭayanti.

[yas tv iha vaa atitheen abhyaagataan vaa griha-patir asakrid upagata-manyur didhakshur iva paapena chakshushaa nireekshate tasya chaapi niraye paapa-drishter akshinee vajra-tundaa gridhraah kanka-kaaka-vataadayah prasahyoru-balaad utpaatayanti.]

Word-for-word

yaḥ — a person who tu — but iha — in this life vā — or atithīn — guests abhyāgatān — visitors vā — or gṛha-patiḥ — a householder asakṛt — many times upagata — obtaining manyuḥ — anger didhakṣuḥ — one desiring to burn iva — like pāpena — sinful cakṣuṣā — with eyes nirīkṣate — looks at tasya — of him ca — and api — certainly niraye — in hell pāpa-dṛṣṭeḥ — of he whose vision has become sinful akṣiṇī — the eyes vajra-tuṇḍāḥ — those who have powerful beaks gṛdhrāḥ — vultures kaṅka — herons kāka — crows vaṭa-ādayaḥ — and other birds prasahya — violently uru-balāt — with great force utpāṭayanti — pluck out.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yaḥ

a person who

but

iha

in this life

vā

atithīn

guests

abhyāgatān

visitors

vā

gṛha-patiḥ

a householder

asakṛt

many times

upagata

obtaining

manyuḥ

anger

didhakṣuḥ

one desiring to burn

iva

pāpena

sinful

cakṣuṣā

with eyes

nirīkṣate

looks at

tasya

of him

and

api

certainly

niraye

in hell

pāpa-dṛṣṭeḥ

of he whose vision has become sinful

akṣiṇī

the eyes

vajra-tuṇḍāḥ

those who have powerful beaks

gṛdhrāḥ

vultures

kaṅka

herons

kāka

crows

vaṭa-ādayaḥ

and other birds

prasahya

violently

uru-balāt

with great force

utpāṭayanti

pluck out.

A householder who receives guests or visitors with cruel glances, as if to burn them to ashes, is put into the hell called Paryāvartana, where he is gazed at by hard-eyed vultures, herons, crows and similar birds, which suddenly swoop down and pluck out his eyes with great force.

Purport

According to the Vedic etiquette, even an enemy who comes to a householder’s home should be received in such a gentle way that he forgets that he has come to the home of an enemy. A guest who comes to one’s home should be received very politely. If he is unwanted, the householder should not stare at him with unblinking eyes, for one who does so will be put into the hell known as Paryāvartana after death, and there many ferocious birds like vultures, crows, and herons will suddenly come upon him and pluck out his eyes.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

A householder who, becoming angry, often glances at guests or visitors with cruel eyes, as if to burn them to ashes, is put into the hell called Paryāvartana, where vultures, herons, and crows pluck out his eyes with great force. Atithīn mans guests who come without prior notice. Abhyāgatān are those who have been invited.

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BKG SB 05-26-35 - Vaishnava Hospitality - 2014-01-19 New Goloka
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Personal Guidance

Householders who receive guests with burning glances end up with their eyes plucked by hard-eyed birds in Paryāvartana. Hospitality is not optional; even an enemy deserves graceful welcome. The way we look at others shapes how others will one day look at us.

Reflection Questions

How do I look at unwanted guests, calls, or interruptions?
What welcoming practice would reshape my eyes toward generosity?

📝 My note

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