Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.53
त्वत्तोऽधस्तात्प्रजा: सर्वा मिथुनीभूय मायया ।
मदीयया भविष्यन्ति हरिष्यन्ति च मे बलिम् ॥ ५३ ॥
tvatto ’dhastāt prajāḥ sarvā
[tvatto ’dhastaat prajaah sarvaa]
mithunī-bhūya māyayā
[mithunee-bhooya maayayaa]
madīyayā bhaviṣyanti
[madeeyayaa bhavishyanti]
hariṣyanti ca me balim
[harishyanti cha me balim]
Word-for-word
tvattaḥ
—
you
adhastāt
—
after
prajāḥ
—
the living entities
sarvāḥ
—
all
mithunī-bhūya
—
having sex life
māyayā
—
because of the influence or facilities given by the illusory energy
madīyayā
—
My
bhaviṣyanti
—
they will become
hariṣyanti
—
they will offer
ca
—
also
me
—
unto Me
balim
—
presentations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvatto ’dhastāt prajāḥ sarvā
tvattaḥ
you
mithunī-bhūya māyayā
madīyayā bhaviṣyanti
adhastāt
after
prajāḥ
the living entities
sarvāḥ
all
mithunī-bhūya
having sex life
māyayā
because of the influence or facilities given by the illusory energy
madīyayā
My
bhaviṣyanti
they will become
hariṣyanti ca me balim
hariṣyanti
they will offer
ca
also
me
unto Me
balim
presentations.
After you give birth to many hundreds and thousands of children, they will also be captivated by My illusory energy and will engage, like You, in sexual intercourse. But because of My mercy to you and them, they will also be able to give Me presentations in devotion.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After this, captivated by my illusory energy, all the offspring will engage in intercourse and increase. They will also offer me presentations in devotion.
Bhaviṣyanti means they will be born as many sons and daughters.
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Personal Guidance
Your children will also fall under My illusion and beget more children, but by My mercy they too will offer Me devotional service. Even the cycle of māyā is held within a longer arc of mercy.
Reflection Questions
- Do I trust that the Lord's mercy reaches my descendants as well as me?
- What devotional 'present' could my children offer Him if I model it now?
My note
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