Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.15.20
तदैव ते परं ज्ञानं ददामि गृहमागत: ।
ज्ञात्वान्याभिनिवेशं ते पुत्रमेव ददाम्यहम् ॥ २० ॥
tadaiva te paraṁ jñānaṁ
[tadaiva te param jnaanam]
dadāmi gṛham āgataḥ
[dadaami griham aagatah]
jñātvānyābhiniveśaṁ te
[jnaatvaanyaabhinivesham te]
putram eva dadāmy aham
[putram eva dadaamy aham]
Word-for-word
tadā
—
then
eva
—
indeed
te
—
unto you
param
—
transcendental
jñānam
—
knowledge
dadāmi
—
I would have delivered
gṛham
—
to your home
āgataḥ
—
came
jñātvā
—
knowing
anya-abhiniveśam
—
absorption in something else (in material things)
te
—
your
putram
—
a son
eva
—
only
dadāmi
—
gave
aham
—
I.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tadaiva te paraṁ jñānaṁ
tadā
then
dadāmi gṛham āgataḥ
jñātvānyābhiniveśaṁ te
putram eva dadāmy aham
eva
indeed
te
unto you
param
transcendental
jñānam
knowledge
dadāmi
I would have delivered
gṛham
to your home
āgataḥ
came
jñātvā
knowing
anya-abhiniveśam
absorption in something else (in material things)
te
your
putram
a son
eva
only
dadāmi
gave
aham
I.
When I first came to your home, I could have given you the supreme transcendental knowledge, but when I saw that your mind was absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son, who caused you jubilation and lamentation.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I would have given you spiritual knowledge when I first came to your house, but I gave you a son, knowing that you were absorbed in material objects.
Daḍāmi should be adāsyam (I would have given). The second dadāmi should be adadām: I gave a son. Tenses can be interchanged according to the rule tiṅām tiṅo bhavanti.
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Personal Guidance
When I first came I could have given you supreme transcendental knowledge, but seeing your mind absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son who caused joy and sorrow. Teachers give what the student is ready to receive — even if it produces the very sorrow.
Reflection Questions
- What 'supreme knowledge' was I not ready for, and was given a substitute that hurt?
- What am I asking my teacher for that I am not yet ready for?
My note
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