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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.44

इति सञ्चिन्त्य भगवान्मारीच: कुरुनन्दन । उवाच किञ्चित् कुपित आत्मानं च विगर्हयन् ॥ ४४ ॥
iti sañcintya bhagavān
[iti sanchintya bhagavaan]
mārīcaḥ kurunandana
[maareechah kurunandana]
uvāca kiñcit kupita
[uvaacha kinchit kupita]
ātmānaṁ ca vigarhayan
[aatmaanam cha vigarhayan]
iti — thus sañcintya — thinking bhagavān — the powerful mārīcaḥ — Kaśyapa Muni kuru-nandana — O descendant of Kuru uvāca — spoke kiñcit — somewhat kupitaḥ — angry ātmānam — himself ca — and vigarhayan — condemning.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
iti sañcintya bhagavān
iti
thus
sañcintya
thinking
bhagavān
the powerful
mārīcaḥ kurunandana
mārīcaḥ
Kaśyapa Muni
kuru-nandana
O descendant of Kuru
uvāca kiñcit kupita
uvāca
spoke
kiñcit
somewhat
kupitaḥ
angry
ātmānaṁ ca vigarhayan
ātmānam
himself
ca
and
vigarhayan
condemning.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Kaśyapa Muni, thinking in this way, became somewhat angry. Condemning himself, O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Kuru, he spoke to Diti as follows.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Parīkṣit! Kaśyapa, thinking in this way and somewhat angry, while condemning himself, spoke to Diti as follows.
Kaśyapa, somewhat angry and condemning himself, spoke to Diti. Anger at self can power the next instruction without poisoning it.
Reflection Questions
  • Where could honest self-condemnation become fuel for honest speech?
  • What does it take to be angry at self without freezing?
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