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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.57

नित्यं वनात्सुमनस: फलमूलसमित्कुशान् । पत्राङ्कुरमृदोऽपश्च काले काल उपाहरत् ॥ ५७ ॥
nityaṁ vanāt sumanasaḥ
[nityam vanaat sumanasah]
phala-mūla-samit-kuśān
[phala-moola-samit-kushaan]
patrāṅkura-mṛdo ’paś ca
[patraankura-mrido ’pash cha]
kāle kāla upāharat
[kaale kaala upaaharat]
nityam — daily vanāt — from the forest sumanasaḥ — flowers phala — fruits mūla — roots samit — wood for the sacrificial fire kuśān — and kuśa grass patra — leaves aṅkura — sprouts mṛdaḥ — and earth apaḥ — water ca — also kāle kāle — at the proper time upāharat — brought.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nityaṁ vanāt sumanasaḥ
nityam
daily
vanāt
from the forest
sumanasaḥ
flowers
phala-mūla-samit-kuśān
phala
fruits
mūla
roots
samit
wood for the sacrificial fire
kuśān
and kuśa grass
patrāṅkura-mṛdo ’paś ca
patra
leaves
aṅkura
sprouts
mṛdaḥ
and earth
apaḥ
water
ca
also
kāle kāla upāharat
kāle kāle
at the proper time
upāharat
brought.
Indra served his aunt daily by bringing flowers, fruits, roots and wood for yajñas from the forest. He also brought kuśa grass, leaves, sprouts, earth and water exactly at the proper time.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Indra daily brought flowers, fruits, roots, wood, kuśa grass, leaves, sprouts, earth and water at the proper time.
Indra served his aunt by bringing flowers, fruits, roots, wood, kuśa, leaves, sprouts, earth and water at proper times. Tactical service can look identical to real service.
Reflection Questions
  • How would I distinguish service-with-an-aim from service-as-love in someone near me?
  • How would I tell in myself?
📝 My note

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