Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.7.20
तांस्तथाभ्यर्दितान्वीक्ष्य भगवानात्मभूरज: ।
कृपया परया देव उवाच परिसान्त्वयन् ॥ २० ॥
tāṁs tathābhyarditān vīkṣya
[taams tathaabhyarditaan veekshya]
bhagavān ātmabhūr ajaḥ
[bhagavaan aatmabhoor ajah]
kṛpayā parayā deva
[kripayaa parayaa deva]
uvāca parisāntvayan
[uvaacha parisaantvayan]
Word-for-word
tān
—
them (the demigods)
tathā
—
in that way
abhyarditān
—
afflicted by the weapons of the demons
vīkṣya
—
seeing
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
ātma-bhūḥ
—
Lord Brahmā
ajaḥ
—
who was not born like an ordinary human being
kṛpayā
—
out of causeless mercy
parayā
—
great
devaḥ
—
Lord Brahmā
uvāca
—
said
parisāntvayan
—
pacifying them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁs tathābhyarditān vīkṣya
tān
them (the demigods)
tathā
in that way
abhyarditān
afflicted by the weapons of the demons
vīkṣya
seeing
bhagavān ātmabhūr ajaḥ
bhagavān
the most powerful
ātma-bhūḥ
Lord Brahmā
ajaḥ
who was not born like an ordinary human being
kṛpayā parayā deva
kṛpayā
out of causeless mercy
parayā
great
devaḥ
Lord Brahmā
uvāca parisāntvayan
uvāca
said
parisāntvayan
pacifying them.
When the most powerful Lord Brahmā saw the demigods coming toward him, their bodies gravely injured by the arrows of the demons, he pacified them by his great causeless mercy and spoke as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the suffering devatās, the most powerful Lord Brahmā, pacifying them by his great mercy, spoke to them as follows.
Personal Guidance
Brahmā received them with causeless mercy and began to speak. Higher authorities, when approached humbly, respond with kindness rather than rebuke.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I expecting harshness from a higher authority I haven't yet approached?
- What humbled posture would invite a merciful response?
My note
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