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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.8.19

निम्‍लोचति ह भगवान् सकलजगत्क्षेमोदयस्त्रय्यात्माद्यापि मम न मृगवधून्यास आगच्छति ॥ १९ ॥
nimlocati ha bhagavān sakala-jagat-kṣemodayas trayy-ātmādyāpi mama na mṛga-vadhū-nyāsa āgacchati.
[nimlochati ha bhagavaan sakala-jagat-kshemodayas trayy-aatmaadyaapi mama na mriga-vadhoo-nyaasa aagachchati.]
Word-for-word
nimlocati — sets ha — alas bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, represented as the sun sakala-jagat — of all the universe kṣema-udayaḥ — who increases the auspiciousness trayī-ātmā — who consists of the three Vedas adya api — until now mama — my na — not mṛga-vadhū-nyāsaḥ — this baby deer entrusted to me by its mother āgacchati — has come back.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nimlocati ha bhagavān sakala-jagat-kṣemodayas trayy-ātmādyāpi mama na mṛga-vadhū-nyāsa āgacchati.
nimlocati
sets
ha
alas
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, represented as the sun
sakala-jagat
of all the universe
kṣema-udayaḥ
who increases the auspiciousness
trayī-ātmā
who consists of the three Vedas
adya api
until now
mama
my
na
not
mṛga-vadhū-nyāsaḥ
this baby deer entrusted to me by its mother
āgacchati
has come back.
Alas, when the sun rises, all auspicious things begin. Unfortunately, they have not begun for me. The sun-god is the Vedas personified, but I am bereft of all Vedic principles. That sun-god is now setting, yet the poor animal who trusted in me since its mother died has not returned.
Purport

In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.52) , the sun is described as the eye of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

yac-cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ yasyājñayā bhramati sambhṛta-kāla-cakro govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi

As the sun arises, one should chant the Vedic mantra beginning with the Gāyatrī. The sun is the symbolic representation of the eyes of the Supreme Lord. Mahārāja Bharata lamented that although the sun was going to set, due to the poor animal’s absence he could not find anything auspicious. Bharata Mahārāja considered himself most unfortunate, for due to the animal’s absence, there was nothing auspicious for him in the presence of the sun.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sun, which rises to give benefit to the whole world, composed of the three Vedas, is setting. The young deer entrusted to me by its mother has not returned. The sun now sets. By rising it gives benefit to the whole world. But to me alone there is no benefit, since I am unfortunate. The sun is the form of the Vedas and reveals the Vedas. I alone opposed to its dharma of mercy. The deer has been entrusted to me by its mother.
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Personal Guidance
When attachment dominates, even the sun's rising brings no auspiciousness, and Vedic discipline feels distant. Loss of devotional anchor turns a once-bright life dim. The dimness is a signal — return to the practices you have abandoned.
Reflection Questions
  • What part of your day has lost its auspicious feel, and which devotional anchor has been quietly let go?
  • What one practice, restored, would begin to brighten the daily picture again?
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