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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.18

दमघोषसुत: पाप आरभ्य कलभाषणात् । सम्प्रत्यमर्षी गोविन्दे दन्तवक्रश्च दुर्मति: ॥ १८ ॥
damaghoṣa-sutaḥ pāpa
[damaghosha-sutah paapa]
ārabhya kala-bhāṣaṇāt
[aarabhya kala-bhaashanaat]
sampraty amarṣī govinde
[sampraty amarshee govinde]
dantavakraś ca durmatiḥ
[dantavakrash cha durmatih]
Word-for-word
damaghoṣa-sutaḥ — Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa pāpaḥ — sinful ārabhya — beginning kala-bhāṣaṇāt — from the unclear speech of a child samprati — even until now amarṣī — envious govinde — toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa dantavakraḥ — Dantavakra ca — also durmatiḥ — evil-minded.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
damaghoṣa-sutaḥ pāpa
damaghoṣa-sutaḥ
Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa
pāpaḥ
sinful
ārabhya kala-bhāṣaṇāt
ārabhya
beginning
kala-bhāṣaṇāt
from the unclear speech of a child
samprati
even until now
sampraty amarṣī govinde
amarṣī
envious
govinde
toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa
dantavakraś ca durmatiḥ
dantavakraḥ
Dantavakra
ca
also
durmatiḥ
evil-minded.
From the very beginning of his childhood, when he could not even speak properly, Śiśupāla, the most sinful son of Damaghoṣa, began blaspheming the Lord, and he continued to be envious of Śrī Kṛṣṇa until death. Similarly, his brother Dantavakra continued the same habits.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From of his childhood, when he could not even speak properly, up until now, evil Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa, was envious of Kṛṣṇa. Kala-bhācanāt means “from when he could only a few soft words as a baby.”
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Personal Guidance
Śiśupāla and Dantavakra blasphemed Kṛṣṇa from childhood until death — relentless, lifelong opposition. Yet this constant remembrance, even in enmity, became the engine of their liberation. The mind that never lets go of God, in any mood, is on a powerful trajectory.
Reflection Questions
  • What does your mind cling to lifelong — and what would happen if it clung to God instead?
  • Can you transform a persistent obsession in your life into a doorway for remembrance?
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