Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.65
विप्रां स्वभार्यामप्रौढां कुले महति लम्भिताम् ।
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viprāṁ sva-bhāryām aprauḍhāṁ
[vipraam sva-bhaaryaam apraudhaam]
kule mahati lambhitām
[kule mahati lambhitaam]
visasarjācirāt pāpaḥ
[visasarjaachiraat paapah]
svairiṇyāpāṅga-viddha-dhīḥ
[svairinyaapaanga-viddha-dheeh]
Word-for-word
viprām
—
the daughter of a brāhmaṇa
sva-bhāryām
—
his wife
aprauḍhām
—
not very old (youthful)
kule
—
from a family
mahati
—
very respectable
lambhitām
—
married
visasarja
—
he gave up
acirāt
—
very soon
pāpaḥ
—
being sinful
svairiṇyā
—
of the prostitute
apāṅga-viddha-dhīḥ
—
his intelligence pierced by the lustful glance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viprāṁ sva-bhāryām aprauḍhāṁ
viprām
the daughter of a brāhmaṇa
sva-bhāryām
his wife
aprauḍhām
not very old (youthful)
kule mahati lambhitām
kule
from a family
mahati
very respectable
lambhitām
married
visasarjācirāt pāpaḥ
visasarja
he gave up
acirāt
very soon
pāpaḥ
being sinful
svairiṇyāpāṅga-viddha-dhīḥ
svairiṇyā
of the prostitute
apāṅga-viddha-dhīḥ
his intelligence pierced by the lustful glance.
Because his intelligence was pierced by the lustful glance of the prostitute, the victimized brāhmaṇa Ajāmila engaged in sinful acts in her association. He even gave up the company of his very beautiful young wife, who came from a very respectable brāhmaṇa family.
Purport
Customarily everyone is eligible to inherit his father’s property, and Ajāmila also inherited the money of his father. But what did he do with the money? Instead of engaging the money in the service of Kṛṣṇa, he engaged it in the service of a prostitute. Therefore he was condemned and was punishable by Yamarāja. How did this happen? He was victimized by the dangerous lustful glance of a prostitute.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
His intelligence pierced by the glance of the prostitute, the sinful man soon gave up his humble wife, a brāhmaṇa’s daughter of elevated family, given by her father.
Lambhitām means she was given by her father’s decision. The sandhi in svairiṇyāpāṅga is poetic license.
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Personal Guidance
Pierced by the prostitute's lustful glance, Ajāmila even abandoned his beautiful, chaste young wife from a respectable brāhmaṇa family. Illicit attraction makes the legitimate look unattractive; this distortion alone reveals its power.
Reflection Questions
- What lawful goods in my life have started to feel boring because I am secretly drawn elsewhere?
- Where is my perception itself being distorted by a desire I have not yet faced?
My note
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