Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.3
कलेवरं स्वमाविश्य शेषमायु: सुहृद्वृत: ।
भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् पितृप्रत्तानधितिष्ठ नृपासनम् ॥ ३ ॥
kalevaraṁ svam āviśya
[kalevaram svam aavishya]
śeṣam āyuḥ suhṛd-vṛtaḥ
[shesham aayuh suhrid-vritah]
bhuṅkṣva bhogān pitṛ-prattān
[bhunkshva bhogaan pitri-prattaan]
adhitiṣṭha nṛpāsanam
[adhitishtha nripaasanam]
Word-for-word
kalevaram
—
body
svam
—
your own
āviśya
—
entering
śeṣam
—
the balance
āyuḥ
—
duration of life
suhṛt-vṛtaḥ
—
surrounded by your friends and relatives
bhuṅkṣva
—
just enjoy
bhogān
—
all enjoyable opulences
pitṛ
—
by your father
prattān
—
awarded
adhitiṣṭha
—
accept
nṛpa-āsanam
—
the throne of the king.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kalevaraṁ svam āviśya
kalevaram
body
svam
your own
āviśya
entering
śeṣam āyuḥ suhṛd-vṛtaḥ
śeṣam
the balance
āyuḥ
duration of life
suhṛt-vṛtaḥ
surrounded by your friends and relatives
bhuṅkṣva bhogān pitṛ-prattān
bhuṅkṣva
just enjoy
bhogān
all enjoyable opulences
pitṛ
by your father
prattān
awarded
adhitiṣṭha nṛpāsanam
adhitiṣṭha
accept
nṛpa-āsanam
the throne of the king.
Because you died untimely, the balance of your lifetime still remains. Therefore you may reenter your body and enjoy the remainder of your life, surrounded by your friends and relatives. Accept the royal throne and all the opulences given by your father.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Reenter your body and enjoy the remainder of your life, surrounded by your friends and relatives. Accept the royal throne and all the enjoyments given by your father.
Because you did not die at the proper time you have the remainder of your life to live. Nārada is fooling the King. Actually he did not have a remainder to live, since this body was illusory. Pitṛ-prattān means “given by the father.”
Personal Guidance
Because you died untimely, balance of life remains — reenter the body and enjoy the throne and royal opulence. The sage offers a literal reversal as a teaching device.
Reflection Questions
- If offered to return to a life I had let go, would I take it back?
- What does my answer reveal about how much I am identified with the role?
My note
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