Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.66
यतस्ततश्चोपनिन्ये न्यायतोऽन्यायतो धनम् ।
बभारास्या: कुटुम्बिन्या: कुटुम्बं मन्दधीरयम् ॥ ६६ ॥
yatas tataś copaninye
[yatas tatash chopaninye]
nyāyato ’nyāyato dhanam
[nyaayato ’nyaayato dhanam]
babhārāsyāḥ kuṭumbinyāḥ
[babhaaraasyaah kutumbinyaah]
kuṭumbaṁ manda-dhīr ayam
[kutumbam manda-dheer ayam]
Word-for-word
yataḥ tataḥ
—
wherever possible, however possible
ca
—
and
upaninye
—
he got
nyāyataḥ
—
properly
anyāyataḥ
—
improperly
dhanam
—
money
babhāra
—
he maintained
asyāḥ
—
of her
kuṭum-binyāḥ
—
possessing many sons and daughters
kuṭumbam
—
the family
manda-dhīḥ
—
bereft of all intelligence
ayam
—
this person (Ajāmila).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yatas tataś copaninye
yataḥ tataḥ
wherever possible, however possible
ca
and
upaninye
he got
nyāyataḥ
properly
nyāyato ’nyāyato dhanam
anyāyataḥ
improperly
babhārāsyāḥ kuṭumbinyāḥ
kuṭumbaṁ manda-dhīr ayam
dhanam
money
babhāra
he maintained
asyāḥ
of her
kuṭum-binyāḥ
possessing many sons and daughters
kuṭumbam
the family
manda-dhīḥ
bereft of all intelligence
ayam
this person (Ajāmila).
Although born of a brāhmaṇa family, this rascal, bereft of intelligence because of the prostitute’s association, earned money somehow or other, regardless of whether properly or improperly, and used it to maintain the prostitute’s sons and daughters.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bereft of intelligence, he obtained money by proper or improper means and maintained the woman’s family members
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Personal Guidance
Bereft of intelligence, Ajāmila earned money by any means — proper or improper — to maintain the prostitute's children. Once attachment takes the steering wheel, ethics in earning is the first thing thrown out the window.
Reflection Questions
- Have I quietly relaxed my standards of how I earn or spend in order to maintain an attachment?
- Which 'children' (literal or symbolic) am I supporting at any moral cost — and why?
My note
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