Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.3.19
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति निशामयन्त्या मेरुदेव्या: पतिमभिधायान्तर्दधे भगवान् ॥ १९ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti niśāmayantyā merudevyāḥ patim abhidhāyāntardadhe bhagavān.
[iti nishaamayantyaa merudevyaah patim abhidhaayaantardadhe bhagavaan.]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
niśāmayantyāḥ
—
who was listening
merudevyāḥ
—
in the presence of Merudevī
patim
—
unto her husband
abhidhāya
—
having spoken
antardadhe
—
disappeared
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti niśāmayantyā merudevyāḥ patim abhidhāyāntardadhe bhagavān.
iti
thus
niśāmayantyāḥ
who was listening
merudevyāḥ
in the presence of Merudevī
patim
unto her husband
abhidhāya
having spoken
antardadhe
disappeared
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After saying this, the Lord disappeared. The wife of King Nābhi, Queen Merudevī, was sitting by the side of her husband, and consequently she could hear everything the Supreme Lord had spoken.
Purport
According to the Vedic injunctions, one should perform sacrifices in the company of one’s own wife. Sapatnīko dharmam ācaret: religious rituals should be performed with one’s wife; therefore Mahārāja Nābhi conducted his great sacrifice with his wife by his side.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Speaking thus to the husband of Merudevī who was listening, the Lord disappeared.
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Personal Guidance
When ritual is done with one's spouse beside one, the blessings of the Lord flow to both. Sacred work is meant to be witnessed and shared, not done in private isolation that excludes one's closest partner.
Reflection Questions
- Whom are you excluding from a spiritual moment that they would deeply value sharing with you?
- How could you invite your closest companion into more of your sacred work?
My note
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