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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.7.1

श्रीराजोवाच कस्य हेतो: परित्यक्ता आचार्येणात्मन: सुरा: । एतदाचक्ष्व भगवञ्छिष्याणामक्रमं गुरौ ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
kasya hetoḥ parityaktā
[kasya hetoh parityaktaa]
ācāryeṇātmanaḥ surāḥ
[aachaaryenaatmanah suraah]
etad ācakṣva bhagavaṣ
[etad aachakshva bhagavash]
chiṣyāṇām akramaṁ gurau
[chishyaanaam akramam gurau]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca — the King inquired kasya hetoḥ — for what reason parityaktāḥ — rejected ācāryeṇa — by the spiritual master, Bṛhaspati ātmanaḥ — of himself surāḥ — all the demigods etat — this ācakṣva — kindly describe bhagavan — O great sage (Śukadeva Gosvāmī) śiṣyāṇām — of the disciples akramam — the offense gurau — unto the spiritual master.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
the King inquired
kasya hetoḥ parityaktā
kasya hetoḥ
for what reason
parityaktāḥ
rejected
ācāryeṇātmanaḥ surāḥ
ācāryeṇa
by the spiritual master, Bṛhaspati
ātmanaḥ
of himself
surāḥ
all the demigods
etad ācakṣva bhagavaṣ
etat
this
ācakṣva
kindly describe
bhagavan
O great sage (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)
śiṣyāṇām
of the disciples
chiṣyāṇām akramaṁ gurau
akramam
the offense
gurau
unto the spiritual master.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O great sage, why did the spiritual master of the demigods, Bṛhaspati, reject the demigods, who were his own disciples? What offense did the demigods commit against their spiritual master? Please describe to me this incident.
Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments:

saptame guruṇā tyaktair devair daitya-parājitaiḥ viśvarūpo gurutvena vṛto brahmopadeśataḥ

“This Seventh Chapter describes how Bṛhaspati was offended by the demigods, how he left them and the demigods were defeated, and how the demigods, following the instructions of Lord Brahmā, accepted Viśvarūpa as the priest to perform their sacrifice.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O great sage! Why did Bṛhaspati reject the devatās? Please describe the offense the devatās committed to their guru. The Seventh Chapter describes how the devatās, abandoned by their guru Bṛhaspati and defeated by the Daityas, accepted Viśvarūpa as their guru on the advice of Brahmā. Why did Bṛhaspati reject the devatās who were his (ātmanaḥ) disciples?
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit asks why Bṛhaspati, the demigods' guru, rejected his own disciples. The student wants to know not just what happened but what offense triggered such a momentous abandonment.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I taken seriously the offenses that would cause a guru to withdraw?
  • Whose ongoing patience am I quietly testing?
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