Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.12.23
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति ब्रुवाणावन्योन्यं धर्मजिज्ञासया नृप ।
युयुधाते महावीर्याविन्द्रवृत्रौ युधाम्पती ॥ २३ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti bruvāṇāv anyonyaṁ
[iti bruvaanaav anyonyam]
dharma-jijñāsayā nṛpa
[dharma-jijnaasayaa nripa]
yuyudhāte mahā-vīryāv
[yuyudhaate mahaa-veeryaav]
indra-vṛtrau yudhām patī
[indra-vritrau yudhaam patee]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
bruvāṇau
—
speaking
anyonyam
—
to one another
dharma-jijñāsayā
—
with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service)
nṛpa
—
O King
yuyudhāte
—
fought
mahā-vīryau
—
both very powerful
indra
—
King Indra
vṛtrau
—
and Vṛtrāsura
yudhām patī
—
both great military commanders.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti bruvāṇāv anyonyaṁ
iti
thus
bruvāṇau
speaking
anyonyam
to one another
dharma-jijñāsayā nṛpa
dharma-jijñāsayā
with a desire to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service)
nṛpa
O King
yuyudhāte mahā-vīryāv
yuyudhāte
fought
mahā-vīryau
both very powerful
indra-vṛtrau yudhām patī
indra
King Indra
vṛtrau
and Vṛtrāsura
yudhām patī
both great military commanders.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vṛtrāsura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Vṛtrāsura and Indra, great fighters with great power, speaking with a desire to understand dharma, and then again began fighting.
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Personal Guidance
Vṛtra and Indra spoke of devotional service on the battlefield, then resumed fighting as a matter of duty — equally powerful. Sacred conversation does not annul the duty of fighting.
Reflection Questions
- Have I let spiritual conversation become an excuse to abandon duty?
- Where could I do both: speak of bhakti and discharge duty?
My note
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