SB 5.4.19 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.4.19

स कदाचिदटमानो भगवानृषभो ब्रह्मावर्तगतो ब्रह्मर्षिप्रवरसभायां प्रजानां निशामयन्तीनामात्मजानवहितात्मन: प्रश्रयप्रणयभरसुयन्त्रितानप्युपशिक्षयन्निति होवाच ॥ १९ ॥

sa kadācid aṭamāno bhagavān ṛṣabho brahmāvarta-gato brahmarṣi-pravara-sabhāyāṁ prajānāṁ niśāmayantīnām ātmajān avahitātmanaḥ praśraya-praṇaya-bhara-suyantritān apy upaśikṣayann iti hovāca.

[sa kadaachid atamaano bhagavaan rishabho brahmaavarta-gato brahmarshi-pravara-sabhaayaam prajaanaam nishaamayanteenaam aatmajaan avahitaatmanah prashraya-pranaya-bhara-suyantritaan apy upashikshayann iti hovaacha.]

Word-for-word

saḥ — He kadācit — once aṭamānaḥ — while on tour bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ṛṣabhaḥ — Lord Ṛṣabha brahmāvarta-gataḥ — when He reached the place known as Brahmāvarta (identified by some as Burma and by others as a place near Kanpura, Uttar Pradesh) brahma-ṛṣi-pravara-sabhāyām — in a meeting of first-class brāhmaṇas prajānām — while the citizens niśāmayantīnām — were hearing ātmajān — His sons avahita-ātmanaḥ — attentive praśraya — of good behavior praṇaya — of devotion bhara — by an abundance su-yantritān — well controlled api — although upaśikṣayan — teaching iti — thus ha — certainly uvāca — said.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

saḥ

kadācit

once

aṭamānaḥ

while on tour

bhagavān

the Supreme Personality of Godhead

ṛṣabhaḥ

Lord Ṛṣabha

brahmāvarta-gataḥ

when He reached the place known as Brahmāvarta (identified by some as Burma and by others as a place near Kanpura, Uttar Pradesh)

brahma-ṛṣi-pravara-sabhāyām

in a meeting of first-class brāhmaṇas

prajānām

while the citizens

niśāmayantīnām

were hearing

ātmajān

His sons

avahita-ātmanaḥ

attentive

praśraya

of good behavior

praṇaya

of devotion

bhara

by an abundance

su-yantritān

well controlled

api

although

upaśikṣayan

teaching

iti

thus

certainly

uvāca

said.

Once while touring the world, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Lord, reached a place known as Brahmāvarta. There was a great conference of learned brāhmaṇas at that place, and all the King’s sons attentively heard the instructions of the brāhmaṇas there. At that assembly, within the hearing of the citizens, Ṛṣabhadeva instructed His sons, although they were already very well-behaved, devoted and qualified. He instructed them so that in the future they could rule the world very perfectly. Thus he spoke as follows.

Purport

The instructions of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva to His sons are very valuable if one wants to live peacefully within this world, which is full of miseries. In the next chapter, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva gives His sons these valuable instructions.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Once, while traveling, Ṛṣabha, the Supreme Lord arriving at Brahmāvarta and there taught his attentive sons who were self-controlled and filled with obedience and devotion in an assembly of the best brāhmaṇas and sages, while the citizens listened. He spoke as follows. Thus ends the commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Fifth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Five Ṛṣabha Instructs His Sons

Personal Guidance

Even well-behaved children deserve instruction — and instructing them in front of the citizens lets everyone benefit. Public family teaching is itself a form of social service.

Reflection Questions

What instruction are you withholding from those close to you because you assume they already know?
How might openly instructing your family also help others overhearing you?

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