Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.42
यर्ह्युपारतधीस्तस्मिन्नद्राक्षीत्पुरुषान् पुर: ।
उपलभ्योपलब्धान् प्राग्ववन्दे शिरसा द्विज: ॥ ४२ ॥
yarhy upārata-dhīs tasminn
[yarhy upaarata-dhees tasminn]
adrākṣīt puruṣān puraḥ
[adraaksheet purushaan purah]
upalabhyopalabdhān prāg
[upalabhyopalabdhaan praag]
vavande śirasā dvijaḥ
[vavande shirasaa dvijah]
Word-for-word
yarhi
—
when
upārata-dhīḥ
—
his mind and intelligence were fixed
tasmin
—
at that time
adrākṣīt
—
had seen
puruṣān
—
the persons (the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu)
puraḥ
—
before him
upalabhya
—
getting
upalabdhān
—
who were gotten
prāk
—
previously
vavande
—
offered obeisances
śirasā
—
by the head
dvijaḥ
—
the brāhmaṇa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yarhy upārata-dhīs tasminn
yarhi
when
upārata-dhīḥ
his mind and intelligence were fixed
tasmin
at that time
adrākṣīt puruṣān puraḥ
adrākṣīt
had seen
puruṣān
the persons (the order carriers of Lord Viṣṇu)
puraḥ
before him
upalabhyopalabdhān prāg
upalabhya
getting
upalabdhān
who were gotten
prāk
previously
vavande śirasā dvijaḥ
vavande
offered obeisances
śirasā
by the head
dvijaḥ
the brāhmaṇa..
When his intelligence and mind were fixed upon the form of the Lord, the brāhmaṇa Ajāmila once again saw before him four celestial persons. He could understand that they were those he had seen previously, and thus he offered them his obeisances by bowing down before them.
Purport
The Viṣṇudūtas who had rescued Ajāmila came before him again when his mind was firmly fixed upon the form of the Lord. The Viṣṇudūtas had gone away for some time to give Ajāmila a chance to become firmly fixed in meditation upon the Lord. Now that his devotion had matured, they returned to take him. Understanding that the same Viṣṇudūtas had returned, Ajāmila offered them his obeisances by bowing down before them.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When his intelligence became fixed on the form of the Lord, he saw the persons before him whom he had previously seen. Seeing them, he bowed his head.
When his intelligence was fixed in the form of the Lord, he saw before him (puraḥ) the forms which he previously had seen.
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Personal Guidance
Once fixed in meditation on the Lord, Ajāmila again saw the four Viṣṇudūtas and bowed. The Lord's servants return to those who have made room for them through sustained practice.
Reflection Questions
- What past spiritual visitation am I quietly hoping returns?
- What practice would make me 'reachable' again?
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