Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.11.14
श्रीवृत्र उवाच
दिष्ट्या भवान् मे समवस्थितो रिपु-
र्यो ब्रह्महा गुरुहा भ्रातृहा च ।
दिष्ट्यानृणोऽद्याहमसत्तम त्वया
मच्छूलनिर्भिन्नदृषद्धृदाचिरात् ॥ १४ ॥
śrī-vṛtra uvāca
[shree-vritra uvaacha]
diṣṭyā bhavān me samavasthito ripur
[dishtyaa bhavaan me samavasthito ripur]
yo brahma-hā guru-hā bhrātṛ-hā ca
[yo brahma-haa guru-haa bhraatri-haa cha]
diṣṭyānṛṇo ’dyāham asattama tvayā
[dishtyaanrino ’dyaaham asattama tvayaa]
mac-chūla-nirbhinna-dṛṣad-dhṛdācirāt
[mach-choola-nirbhinna-drishad-dhridaachiraat]
Word-for-word
śrī-vṛtraḥ uvāca
—
the great hero Vṛtrāsura said
diṣṭyā
—
by good fortune
bhavān
—
Your Lordship
me
—
of me
samavasthitaḥ
—
situated (in front)
ripuḥ
—
my enemy
yaḥ
—
who
brahma-hā
—
the killer of a brāhmaṇa
guru-hā
—
the killer of your guru
bhrātṛ-hā
—
the killer of my brother
ca
—
also
diṣṭyā
—
by good fortune
anṛṇaḥ
—
free from debt (to my brother)
adya
—
today
aham
—
I
asat-tama
—
O most abominable one
tvayā
—
through you
mat-śūla
—
by my trident
nirbhinna
—
being pierced
dṛṣat
—
like stone
hṛdā
—
whose heart
acirāt
—
very soon.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-vṛtra uvāca
śrī-vṛtraḥ uvāca
the great hero Vṛtrāsura said
diṣṭyā bhavān me samavasthito ripur
diṣṭyā
by good fortune
bhavān
Your Lordship
me
of me
samavasthitaḥ
situated (in front)
ripuḥ
my enemy
yo brahma-hā guru-hā bhrātṛ-hā ca
diṣṭyānṛṇo ’dyāham asattama tvayā
yaḥ
who
brahma-hā
the killer of a brāhmaṇa
guru-hā
the killer of your guru
mac-chūla-nirbhinna-dṛṣad-dhṛdācirāt
bhrātṛ-hā
the killer of my brother
ca
also
diṣṭyā
by good fortune
anṛṇaḥ
free from debt (to my brother)
adya
today
aham
I
asat-tama
O most abominable one
tvayā
through you
mat-śūla
by my trident
nirbhinna
being pierced
dṛṣat
like stone
hṛdā
whose heart
acirāt
very soon.
Śrī Vṛtrāsura said: He who has killed a brāhmaṇa, he who has killed his spiritual master — indeed, he who has killed my brother — is now, by good fortune, standing before me face to face as my enemy. O most abominable one, when I pierce your stonelike heart with my trident, I shall be freed from my debt to my brother.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vṛtrāsura said: My enemy, who has killed a brāhmaṇa, his guru, and my brother, is now, by good fortune, standing before me. O most abominable one! Today, by good fortune, when I pierce your stone-like heart with my trident, I shall soon be freed from my debt to my brother.
I will be free of debt today by you whose stone-like heart will be pierced by my trident.
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Personal Guidance
Vṛtra names Indra as killer of a brāhmaṇa, killer of his spiritual master, killer of his brother. Naming the harm in full is part of honest confrontation.
Reflection Questions
- What harm have I been unable to name in full?
- Whom would I have to name in order to be honest with myself?
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