Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.15.10
श्रीराजोवाच
कौ युवां ज्ञानसम्पन्नौ महिष्ठौ च महीयसाम् ।
अवधूतेन वेषेण गूढाविह समागतौ ॥ १० ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
kau yuvāṁ jñāna-sampannau
[kau yuvaam jnaana-sampannau]
mahiṣṭhau ca mahīyasām
[mahishthau cha maheeyasaam]
avadhūtena veṣeṇa
[avadhootena veshena]
gūḍhāv iha samāgatau
[goodhaav iha samaagatau]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca
—
King Citraketu said
kau
—
who
yuvām
—
you two
jñāna-sampannau
—
fully developed in knowledge
mahiṣṭhau
—
the greatest
ca
—
also
mahīyasām
—
among other great personalities
avadhūtena
—
of the liberated wandering mendicants
veṣeṇa
—
by the dress
gūḍhau
—
disguised
iha
—
in this place
samāgatau
—
arrived.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
King Citraketu said
kau yuvāṁ jñāna-sampannau
kau
who
yuvām
you two
jñāna-sampannau
fully developed in knowledge
mahiṣṭhau ca mahīyasām
mahiṣṭhau
the greatest
ca
also
mahīyasām
among other great personalities
avadhūtena veṣeṇa
avadhūtena
of the liberated wandering mendicants
veṣeṇa
by the dress
gūḍhāv iha samāgatau
gūḍhau
disguised
iha
in this place
samāgatau
arrived.
King Citraketu said: You have both come here dressed like avadhūtas, liberated persons, just to cover your identities, but I see that of all men, you are the most elevated in awareness. You know everything as it is. Therefore you are the greatest of all great personalities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Citraketu said: You two, endowed with knowledge, greatest amount the great, have arrived here in the dress of mendicants.
The two sages had dressed as mendicants to hide their identity.
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Personal Guidance
You dressed like avadhūtas to hide your identity, but I see you are the most elevated knowers — please instruct me. Real saints come disguised; recognition is the disciple's task.
Reflection Questions
- Whose disguise have I failed to penetrate?
- Where am I demanding clear credentials from saints who travel in disguise?
My note
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