Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.25
लोकपालैरपि प्रार्थ्या: साम्राज्यैश्वर्यसम्पद: ।
न नन्दयन्त्यप्रजं मां क्षुत्तृट्काममिवापरे ॥ २५ ॥
loka-pālair api prārthyāḥ
[loka-paalair api praarthyaah]
sāmrājyaiśvarya-sampadaḥ
[saamraajyaishvarya-sampadah]
na nandayanty aprajaṁ māṁ
[na nandayanty aprajam maam]
kṣut-tṛṭ-kāmam ivāpare
[kshut-trit-kaamam ivaapare]
Word-for-word
loka-pālaiḥ
—
by great demigods
api
—
even
prārthyāḥ
—
desirable
sāmrājya
—
a great empire
aiśvarya
—
material opulence
sampadaḥ
—
possessions
na nandayanti
—
do not give pleasure
aprajam
—
because of having no son
mām
—
unto me
kṣut
—
hunger
tṛṭ
—
thirst
kāmam
—
desiring to satisfy
iva
—
like
apare
—
other enjoyable sense objects.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
loka-pālair api prārthyāḥ
loka-pālaiḥ
by great demigods
api
even
prārthyāḥ
desirable
sāmrājyaiśvarya-sampadaḥ
sāmrājya
a great empire
aiśvarya
material opulence
sampadaḥ
possessions
na nandayanty aprajaṁ māṁ
na nandayanti
do not give pleasure
aprajam
because of having no son
mām
unto me
kṣut-tṛṭ-kāmam ivāpare
kṣut
hunger
tṛṭ
thirst
kāmam
desiring to satisfy
iva
like
apare
other enjoyable sense objects.
As a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp, I am not pleased with my empire, opulence or possessions, which are desirable even for great demigods, because I have no son.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp, I am not pleased with my empire, opulence or possessions, which are desirable even for great devatās, because I have no son.
Other things like garlands or sandalwood do not please a person who desires food and water because of hunger and thirst.
Personal Guidance
As a hungry, thirsty person isn't pleased by garlands or sandalwood, I am not pleased by my empire because I have no son. Material remedies cannot satisfy a particular hunger.
Reflection Questions
- Which specific hunger am I trying to satisfy with general comforts?
- What is the right remedy for my actual lack?
My note
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