SB 5.26.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.9

एवमेवान्धतामिस्रे यस्तु वञ्चयित्वा पुरुषं दारादीनुपयुङ्क्ते यत्र शरीरी निपात्यमानो यातनास्थो वेदनया नष्टमतिर्नष्टद‍ृष्टिश्च भवति यथा वनस्पतिर्वृश्‍च्यमानमूलस्तस्मादन्धतामिस्रं तमुपदिशन्ति ॥ ९ ॥

evam evāndhatāmisre yas tu vañcayitvā puruṣaṁ dārādīn upayuṅkte yatra śarīrī nipātyamāno yātanā-stho vedanayā naṣṭa-matir naṣṭa-dṛṣṭiś ca bhavati yathā vanaspatir vṛścyamāna-mūlas tasmād andhatāmisraṁ tam upadiśanti.

[evam evaandhataamisre yas tu vanchayitvaa purusham daaraadeen upayunkte yatra shareeree nipaatyamaano yaatanaa-stho vedanayaa nashta-matir nashta-drishtish cha bhavati yathaa vanaspatir vrishchyamaana-moolas tasmaad andhataamisram tam upadishanti.]

Word-for-word

evam — in this way eva — certainly andhatāmisre — in the hellish planet known as Andhatāmisra yaḥ — the person who tu — but vañcayitvā — cheating puruṣam — another person dāra-ādīn — the wife and children upayuṅkte — enjoys yatra — where śarīrī — the embodied person nipātyamānaḥ — being forcibly thrown yātanā-sthaḥ — always situated in extremely miserable conditions vedanayā — by such suffering naṣṭa — lost matiḥ — whose consciousness naṣṭa — lost dṛṣṭiḥ — whose sight ca — also bhavati — becomes yathā — as much as vanaspatiḥ — the trees vṛścyamāna — being cut mūlaḥ — whose root tasmāt — because of this andhatāmisram — Andhatāmisra tam — that upadiśanti — they call.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

evam

in this way

eva

certainly

andhatāmisre

in the hellish planet known as Andhatāmisra

yaḥ

the person who

but

vañcayitvā

cheating

puruṣam

another person

dāra-ādīn

the wife and children

upayuṅkte

enjoys

yatra

where

śarīrī

the embodied person

nipātyamānaḥ

being forcibly thrown

yātanā-sthaḥ

always situated in extremely miserable conditions

vedanayā

by such suffering

naṣṭa

lost

matiḥ

whose consciousness

naṣṭa

lost

dṛṣṭiḥ

whose sight

also

bhavati

becomes

yathā

as much as

vanaspatiḥ

the trees

vṛścyamāna

being cut

mūlaḥ

whose root

tasmāt

because of this

andhatāmisram

Andhatāmisra

tam

that

upadiśanti

they call.

The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as Andhatāmisra. There his condition is exactly like that of a tree being chopped at its roots. Even before reaching Andhatāmisra, the sinful living being is subjected to various extreme miseries. These afflictions are so severe that he loses his intelligence and sight. It is for this reason that learned sages call this hell Andhatāmisra.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as Andha-tāmisra. The jīva, thrown down and full of pain, loses consciousness and sight because of the suffering. He is like a tree cut at the root. Thus this place is called Andha-tāmisra (blind). Puruṣam refers to the husband.

Personal Guidance

The sly cheater who enjoys another's wife and children loses even intelligence and sight. Cheating doesn't just bring punishment; it gradually disables the cheater. Deceit corrodes the deceiver before any external consequence arrives.

Reflection Questions

Where in my life have I noticed loss of clarity that may trace to areas of deception?
What honesty would restore something in me that has been quietly disabled?

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