Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.11.5
यदि व: प्रधने श्रद्धा सारं वा क्षुल्लका हृदि ।
अग्रे तिष्ठत मात्रं मे न चेद ग्राम्यसुखे स्पृहा ॥ ५ ॥
yadi vaḥ pradhane śraddhā
[yadi vah pradhane shraddhaa]
sāraṁ vā kṣullakā hṛdi
[saaram vaa kshullakaa hridi]
agre tiṣṭhata mātraṁ me
[agre tishthata maatram me]
na ced grāmya-sukhe spṛhā
[na ched graamya-sukhe sprihaa]
Word-for-word
yadi
—
if
vaḥ
—
of you
pradhane
—
in battle
śraddhā
—
faith
sāram
—
patience
vā
—
or
kṣullakāḥ
—
O insignificant ones
hṛdi
—
in the core of the heart
agre
—
in front
tiṣṭhata
—
just stand
mātram
—
for a moment
me
—
of me
na
—
not
cet
—
if
grāmya-sukhe
—
in sense gratification
spṛhā
—
desire.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadi vaḥ pradhane śraddhā
yadi
if
vaḥ
of you
pradhane
in battle
śraddhā
faith
sāraṁ vā kṣullakā hṛdi
sāram
patience
vā
or
kṣullakāḥ
O insignificant ones
hṛdi
in the core of the heart
agre tiṣṭhata mātraṁ me
agre
in front
tiṣṭhata
just stand
mātram
for a moment
me
of me
na ced grāmya-sukhe spṛhā
na
not
cet
if
grāmya-sukhe
in sense gratification
spṛhā
desire.
O insignificant demigods, if you truly have faith in your heroism, if you have patience in the cores of your hearts and if you are not ambitious for sense gratification, please stand before me for a moment.
Purport
Rebuking the demigods, Vṛtrāsura challenged, “O demigods, if you are actually heroes, stand before me now and try to show your prowess. If you do not wish to fight, if you are afraid of losing your lives, I shall not kill you, for unlike you, I am not so evil minded as to kill persons who are neither heroic nor willing to fight. If you have faith in your heroism, please stand before me.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O insignificant devatās! If you truly have faith in your heroism, if you have patience in the cores of your hearts and if you do not desire any more sense gratification (since I will kill you), please stand before me for a moment.
Pradhane means in battle. Sāram means determination. O insignificant ones (kṣullakāḥ)!
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Personal Guidance
If you have real heroism, patience, and freedom from sensory greed, stand before me a moment. A genuine challenge invites the opponent to live up to their stated qualities.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I retreat from a challenge that would expose what I claim to be?
- What 'standing before' would test my integrity today?
My note
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