Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.47
तस्यास्तदाकर्ण्य भृशातुरं स्वरं
घ्नन्त्या: कराभ्यामुर उच्चकैरपि ।
प्रविश्य राज्ञी त्वरयात्मजान्तिकं
ददर्श बालं सहसा मृतं सुतम् ॥ ४७ ॥
tasyās tadākarṇya bhṛśāturaṁ svaraṁ
[tasyaas tadaakarnya bhrishaaturam svaram]
ghnantyāḥ karābhyām ura uccakair api
[ghnantyaah karaabhyaam ura uchchakair api]
praviśya rājñī tvarayātmajāntikaṁ
[pravishya raajnee tvarayaatmajaantikam]
dadarśa bālaṁ sahasā mṛtaṁ sutam
[dadarsha baalam sahasaa mritam sutam]
Word-for-word
tasyāḥ
—
of her (the maidservant)
tadā
—
at that time
ākarṇya
—
hearing
bhṛśa-āturam
—
highly regretful and agitated
svaram
—
voice
ghnantyāḥ
—
striking
karābhyām
—
with the hands
uraḥ
—
the chest
uccakaiḥ
—
loudly
api
—
also
praviśya
—
entering
rājñī
—
the Queen
tvarayā
—
hastily
ātmaja-antikam
—
near her son
dadarśa
—
she saw
bālam
—
the child
sahasā
—
suddenly
mṛtam
—
dead
sutam
—
son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyās tadākarṇya bhṛśāturaṁ svaraṁ
tasyāḥ
of her (the maidservant)
tadā
at that time
ākarṇya
hearing
bhṛśa-āturam
highly regretful and agitated
svaram
voice
ghnantyāḥ karābhyām ura uccakair api
ghnantyāḥ
striking
karābhyām
with the hands
uraḥ
the chest
uccakaiḥ
loudly
api
also
praviśya rājñī tvarayātmajāntikaṁ
praviśya
entering
rājñī
the Queen
tvarayā
hastily
ātmaja-antikam
near her son
dadarśa bālaṁ sahasā mṛtaṁ sutam
dadarśa
she saw
bālam
the child
sahasā
suddenly
mṛtam
dead
sutam
son.
In great agitation, the maidservant struck her breast with both hands and cried loudly in regretful words. Hearing her loud voice, the Queen immediately came, and when she approached her son, she saw that he was suddenly dead.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In great agitation, the maidservant struck her breast with both hands and cried loudly in regretful words. Hearing her loud voice, the Queen immediately came to her son and saw that the young boy had suddenly died.
She saw that her son who was very young was dead.
Personal Guidance
Striking her breast, the maidservant cried; the queen rushed in and saw her son suddenly dead. Death does not arrive on a schedule we can prepare for.
Reflection Questions
- What loss am I imagining I'll have time to prepare for, when in fact it might be sudden?
- How would knowing this reshape today's contact?
My note
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