Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.11.16
श्रीह्रीदयाकीर्तिभिरुज्झितं त्वां
स्वकर्मणा पुरुषादैश्च गर्ह्यम् ।
कृच्छ्रेण मच्छूलविभिन्नदेह-
मस्पृष्टवह्निं समदन्ति गृध्रा: ॥ १६ ॥
śrī-hrī-dayā-kīrtibhir ujjhitaṁ tvāṁ
[shree-hree-dayaa-keertibhir ujjhitam tvaam]
sva-karmaṇā puruṣādaiś ca garhyam
[sva-karmanaa purushaadaish cha garhyam]
kṛcchreṇa mac-chūla-vibhinna-deham
[krichchrena mach-choola-vibhinna-deham]
aspṛṣṭa-vahniṁ samadanti gṛdhrāḥ
[asprishta-vahnim samadanti gridhraah]
Word-for-word
śrī
—
opulence or beauty
hrī
—
shame
dayā
—
mercy
kīrtibhiḥ
—
and glory
ujjhitam
—
bereft of
tvām
—
you
sva-karmaṇā
—
by your own activities
puruṣa-adaiḥ
—
by the Rākṣasas (man-eaters)
ca
—
and
garhyam
—
condemnable
kṛcchreṇa
—
with great difficulty
mat-śūla
—
by my trident
vibhinna
—
pierced
deham
—
your body
aspṛṣṭa-vahnim
—
not even touched by fire
samadanti
—
will eat
gṛdhrāḥ
—
the vultures.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-hrī-dayā-kīrtibhir ujjhitaṁ tvāṁ
śrī
opulence or beauty
hrī
shame
dayā
mercy
kīrtibhiḥ
and glory
ujjhitam
bereft of
tvām
you
sva-karmaṇā puruṣādaiś ca garhyam
sva-karmaṇā
by your own activities
puruṣa-adaiḥ
by the Rākṣasas (man-eaters)
ca
and
garhyam
condemnable
kṛcchreṇa mac-chūla-vibhinna-deham
kṛcchreṇa
with great difficulty
mat-śūla
by my trident
vibhinna
pierced
deham
your body
aspṛṣṭa-vahniṁ samadanti gṛdhrāḥ
aspṛṣṭa-vahnim
not even touched by fire
samadanti
will eat
gṛdhrāḥ
the vultures.
Indra, you are bereft of all shame, mercy, glory and good fortune. Deprived of these good qualities by the reactions of your fruitive activities, you are to be condemned even by the man-eaters [Rākṣasas]. Now I shall pierce your body with my trident, and after you die with great pain, even fire will not touch you; only the vultures will eat your body.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vultures alone will eat your body, which is devoid of beauty, reserve, mercy and fame, which will be pierced by my trident, and will be untouched by fire, being detested even by flesh-eating Rākṣasas.
The verb “eat” is in the present tense, since the action will take place soon.
Personal Guidance
Bereft of shame, mercy, glory, and good fortune, you are condemned even by Rākṣasas — I shall pierce your body. Stripped of inner qualities, even great rank becomes contemptible.
Reflection Questions
- Which inner quality of mine has quietly slipped away while my rank remained?
- What would it take to restore the inner qualities to match the outer position?
My note
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