Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.46
सा शयानमुपव्रज्य दृष्ट्वा चोत्तारलोचनम् ।
प्राणेन्द्रियात्मभिस्त्यक्तं हतास्मीत्यपतद्भुवि ॥ ४६ ॥
sā śayānam upavrajya
[saa shayaanam upavrajya]
dṛṣṭvā cottāra-locanam
[drishtvaa chottaara-lochanam]
prāṇendriyātmabhis tyaktaṁ
[praanendriyaatmabhis tyaktam]
hatāsmīty apatad bhuvi
[hataasmeety apatad bhuvi]
Word-for-word
sā
—
she (the maidservant)
śayānam
—
lying down
upavrajya
—
going to
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
ca
—
also
uttāra-locanam
—
his eyes turned upward (as are those of a dead body)
prāṇa-indriya-ātmabhiḥ
—
by the life force, senses and mind
tyaktam
—
abandoned
hatā asmi
—
now I am doomed
iti
—
thus
apatat
—
fell down
bhuvi
—
on the ground.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sā śayānam upavrajya
sā
she (the maidservant)
śayānam
lying down
upavrajya
going to
dṛṣṭvā cottāra-locanam
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
ca
also
uttāra-locanam
his eyes turned upward (as are those of a dead body)
prāṇendriyātmabhis tyaktaṁ
prāṇa-indriya-ātmabhiḥ
by the life force, senses and mind
tyaktam
abandoned
hatāsmīty apatad bhuvi
hatā asmi
now I am doomed
iti
thus
apatat
fell down
bhuvi
on the ground.
When the maidservant approached the child, who was lying down, she saw that his eyes were turned upward. There were no signs of life, all his senses having stopped, and she could understand that the child was dead. Seeing this, she immediately cried, “Now I am doomed,” and fell to the ground.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the maidservant approached the child, who was lying down, she saw that the child had his eyes turned upward and was without life, senses or mental functions. Seeing this, she immediately cried, "Now I am doomed," and fell to the ground.
Personal Guidance
The maidservant found his eyes turned upward, no signs of life, and cried out. The first witness of catastrophe often carries the worst initial weight.
Reflection Questions
- Whom in my circle has been the first witness of news I should now help carry?
- Have I thanked them?
My note
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