Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.5.10
श्रीशुक उवाच
तन्निशम्याथ हर्यश्वा औत्पत्तिकमनीषया ।
वाच: कूटं तु देवर्षे: स्वयं विममृशुर्धिया ॥ १० ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
tan niśamyātha haryaśvā
[tan nishamyaatha haryashvaa]
autpattika-manīṣayā
[autpattika-maneeshayaa]
vācaḥ kūṭaṁ tu devarṣeḥ
[vaachah kootam tu devarsheh]
svayaṁ vimamṛśur dhiyā
[svayam vimamrishur dhiyaa]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tat
—
that
niśamya
—
hearing
atha
—
thereafter
haryaśvāḥ
—
all the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa
autpattika
—
naturally awakened
manīṣayā
—
by possessing the power to consider
vācaḥ
—
of the speech
kūṭam
—
the enigma
tu
—
but
devarṣeḥ
—
of Nārada Muni
svayam
—
themselves
vimamṛśuḥ
—
reflected upon
dhiyā
—
with full intelligence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tan niśamyātha haryaśvā
tat
that
niśamya
hearing
atha
thereafter
haryaśvāḥ
all the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa
autpattika-manīṣayā
autpattika
naturally awakened
manīṣayā
by possessing the power to consider
vācaḥ kūṭaṁ tu devarṣeḥ
vācaḥ
of the speech
kūṭam
the enigma
tu
but
devarṣeḥ
of Nārada Muni
svayaṁ vimamṛśur dhiyā
svayam
themselves
vimamṛśuḥ
reflected upon
dhiyā
with full intelligence.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing these enigmatic words of Nārada Muni, the Haryaśvas considered them with their natural intelligence, without help from others.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing these enigmatic words of Nārada Muni, the Haryaśvas considered those words with their natural intelligence.
Vacaḥ kūtam means “words which appeared to have another meaning.”
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Personal Guidance
Hearing Nārada's enigma, the Haryaśvas reflected with their natural intelligence, unaided. When a real teaching arrives, the student must do their own inner work; mentors prompt but do not pre-digest.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I waiting for a teacher to spell out what I am meant to figure out?
- What riddle is mine to chew on right now?
My note
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