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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.21

एतद्भ्राम्यति मे बुद्धिर्दीपार्चिरिव वायुना । ब्रूह्येतदद्भ‍ुततमं भगवान्ह्यत्र कारणम् ॥ २१ ॥
etad bhrāmyati me buddhir
[etad bhraamyati me buddhir]
dīpārcir iva vāyunā
[deepaarchir iva vaayunaa]
brūhy etad adbhutatamaṁ
[broohy etad adbhutatamam]
bhagavān hy atra kāraṇam
[bhagavaan hy atra kaaranam]
Word-for-word
etat — concerning this bhrāmyati — is flickering me — my buddhiḥ — intelligence dīpa-arciḥ — the flame of a candle iva — like vāyunā — by the wind brūhi — please tell etat — this adbhutatamam — most wonderful bhagavān — possessing all knowledge hi — indeed atra — here kāraṇam — the cause.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad bhrāmyati me buddhir
etat
concerning this
bhrāmyati
is flickering
me
my
buddhiḥ
intelligence
dīpārcir iva vāyunā
dīpa-arciḥ
the flame of a candle
iva
like
vāyunā
by the wind
brūhy etad adbhutatamaṁ
brūhi
please tell
etat
this
adbhutatamam
most wonderful
bhagavān
possessing all knowledge
hi
indeed
atra
here
bhagavān hy atra kāraṇam
kāraṇam
the cause.
This matter is undoubtedly very wonderful. Indeed, my intelligence has become disturbed, just as the flame of a candle is disturbed by a blowing wind. O Nārada Muni, you know everything. Kindly let me know the cause of this wonderful event.
Purport

The śāstras enjoin, tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet: when one is perplexed by the difficult problems of life, to solve them one must approach a guru like Nārada or his representative in the disciplic succession. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira therefore requested Nārada to explain the cause for such a wonderful event.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My intelligence waivers because of this, like a flame in the wind. O omniscient sage! Please tell me the most astonishing cause of this event. My intelligence waives as a result of this event. Tell me the most astonishing cause, since you know everything (Bhagavān). “What cases your intelligence to waive?” Tell me the cause of their joining the Lord.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Yudhiṣṭhira admits his intelligence is shaken like a candle flame in wind, and humbly asks Nārada to explain. Genuine wisdom-seeking starts with admitting confusion to someone wiser. Pretending to understand is the great enemy of growth.
Reflection Questions
  • Where are you pretending to understand something spiritual that you actually don't?
  • Who is your Nārada — the person you can truly admit your confusion to?
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