Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.10.29
ते स्वप्रयासं वितथं निरीक्ष्य
हरावभक्ता हतयुद्धदर्पा: ।
पलायनायाजिमुखे विसृज्य
पतिं मनस्ते दधुरात्तसारा: ॥ २९ ॥
te sva-prayāsaṁ vitathaṁ nirīkṣya
[te sva-prayaasam vitatham nireekshya]
harāv abhaktā hata-yuddha-darpāḥ
[haraav abhaktaa hata-yuddha-darpaah]
palāyanāyāji-mukhe visṛjya
[palaayanaayaaji-mukhe visrijya]
patiṁ manas te dadhur ātta-sārāḥ
[patim manas te dadhur aatta-saaraah]
Word-for-word
te
—
they (the demons)
sva-prayāsam
—
their own endeavors
vitatham
—
fruitless
nirīkṣya
—
seeing
harau abhaktāḥ
—
the asuras, those who are not devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hata
—
defeated
yuddha-darpāḥ
—
their pride in fighting
palāyanāya
—
for leaving the battlefield
āji-mukhe
—
in the very beginning of the battle
visṛjya
—
leaving aside
patim
—
their commander, Vṛtrāsura
manaḥ
—
their minds
te
—
all of them
dadhuḥ
—
gave
ātta-sārāḥ
—
whose prowess was taken away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te sva-prayāsaṁ vitathaṁ nirīkṣya
te
they (the demons)
sva-prayāsam
their own endeavors
vitatham
fruitless
nirīkṣya
seeing
harāv abhaktā hata-yuddha-darpāḥ
harau abhaktāḥ
the asuras, those who are not devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hata
defeated
yuddha-darpāḥ
their pride in fighting
palāyanāya
for leaving the battlefield
palāyanāyāji-mukhe visṛjya
āji-mukhe
in the very beginning of the battle
visṛjya
leaving aside
patiṁ manas te dadhur ātta-sārāḥ
patim
their commander, Vṛtrāsura
manaḥ
their minds
te
all of them
dadhuḥ
gave
ātta-sārāḥ
whose prowess was taken away.
The asuras, who are never devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, lost their pride in fighting when they found all their endeavors futile. Leaving aside their leader even in the very beginning of the fight, they decided to flee because all their prowess had been taken away by the enemy.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The demons, since they were not devotees of Lord, saw that their endeavors were fruitless. Their pride in fighting gone, their prowess dissipated, they left their leader even in the very beginning of the fight, and made up their minds to flee.
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Personal Guidance
The asuras, never devotees, lost their pride and even abandoned their leader, fleeing in various directions. False unity collapses under sustained failure; only devotional unity holds.
Reflection Questions
- Where is my own coalition (of habits, alliances) actually held together only by pride?
- Whose company would actually hold during failure?
My note
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