Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.10.5
श्रीदेवा ऊचु:
किं नु तद् दुस्त्यजं ब्रह्मन् पुंसां भूतानुकम्पिनाम् ।
भवद्विधानां महतां पुण्यश्लोकेड्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-devā ūcuḥ
[shree-devaa oochuh]
kiṁ nu tad dustyajaṁ brahman
[kim nu tad dustyajam brahman]
puṁsāṁ bhūtānukampinām
[pumsaam bhootaanukampinaam]
bhavad-vidhānāṁ mahatāṁ
[bhavad-vidhaanaam mahataam]
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām
[punya-shlokedya-karmanaam]
Word-for-word
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ
—
the demigods said
kim
—
what
nu
—
indeed
tat
—
that
dustyajam
—
difficult to give up
brahman
—
O exalted brāhmaṇa
puṁsām
—
of persons
bhūta-anukampinām
—
who are very sympathetic toward the suffering living entities
bhavat-vidhānām
—
like Your Lordship
mahatām
—
who are very great
puṇya-śloka-īḍya-karmaṇām
—
whose pious activities are praised by all great souls.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-devā ūcuḥ
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ
the demigods said
kiṁ nu tad dustyajaṁ brahman
kim
what
nu
indeed
tat
that
dustyajam
difficult to give up
brahman
O exalted brāhmaṇa
puṁsāṁ bhūtānukampinām
puṁsām
of persons
bhūta-anukampinām
who are very sympathetic toward the suffering living entities
bhavad-vidhānāṁ mahatāṁ
bhavat-vidhānām
like Your Lordship
mahatām
who are very great
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām
puṇya-śloka-īḍya-karmaṇām
whose pious activities are praised by all great souls.
The demigods replied: O exalted brāhmaṇa, pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, are very kind and affectionate to people in general. What can’t such pious souls give for the benefit of others? They can give everything, including their bodies.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The devatās said: O brāhmaṇa! For pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, who are compassionate to all people, what is difficult to give up?
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Personal Guidance
The demigods reply: pious souls like you are so kind that they give even their lives. They appeal not to self-interest but to character.
Reflection Questions
- Have I asked something of someone by appealing to their character rather than to a trade?
- Where does my character invite requests that ordinary character could not bear?
My note
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