Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.7.34
श्रीऋषिरुवाच
अभ्यर्थित: सुरगणै: पौरहित्ये महातपा: ।
स विश्वरूपस्तानाह प्रसन्न: श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥ ३४ ॥
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
[shree-rishir uvaacha]
abhyarthitaḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ
[abhyarthitah sura-ganaih]
paurahitye mahā-tapāḥ
[paurahitye mahaa-tapaah]
sa viśvarūpas tān āha
[sa vishvaroopas taan aaha]
prasannaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
[prasannah shlakshnayaa giraa]
Word-for-word
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca
—
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak
abhyarthitaḥ
—
being requested
sura-gaṇaiḥ
—
by the demigods
paurahitye
—
in accepting the priesthood
mahā-tapāḥ
—
highly advanced in austerity and penances
saḥ
—
he
viśvarūpaḥ
—
Viśvarūpa
tān
—
to the demigods
āha
—
spoke
prasannaḥ
—
being satisfied
ślakṣṇayā
—
sweet
girā
—
with words.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak
abhyarthitaḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ
abhyarthitaḥ
being requested
sura-gaṇaiḥ
by the demigods
paurahitye mahā-tapāḥ
paurahitye
in accepting the priesthood
mahā-tapāḥ
highly advanced in austerity and penances
sa viśvarūpas tān āha
saḥ
he
viśvarūpaḥ
Viśvarūpa
tān
to the demigods
āha
spoke
prasannaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
prasannaḥ
being satisfied
ślakṣṇayā
sweet
girā
with words.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When all the demigods requested the great Viśvarūpa to be their priest, Viśvarūpa, who was advanced in austerities, was very pleased. He replied to them as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: When all the devatās requested the great Viśvarūpa to be their priest, Viśvarūpa, who was advanced in austerities and was pleased with them, spoke to them with sweet words.
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Personal Guidance
Viśvarūpa, advanced in austerities, was pleased and replied. When a real student delegation arrives, an authentic teacher's response is gladness, not reluctance.
Reflection Questions
- Do I welcome those who come to learn from me, or treat them as imposition?
- Whose gladness in being asked has shaped my own willingness to teach?
My note
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