SB 7.10.62 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.62

वत्सश्चासीत्तदा ब्रह्मा स्वयं विष्णुरयं हि गौ: । प्रविश्य त्रिपुरं काले रसकूपामृतं पपौ ॥ ६२ ॥

vatsaś cāsīt tadā brahmā

[vatsash chaaseet tadaa brahmaa]

svayaṁ viṣṇur ayaṁ hi gauḥ

[svayam vishnur ayam hi gauh]

praviśya tripuraṁ kāle

[pravishya tripuram kaale]

rasa-kūpāmṛtaṁ papau

[rasa-koopaamritam papau]

Word-for-word

vatsaḥ — a calf ca — also āsīt — became tadā — at that time brahmā — Lord Brahmā svayam — personally viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead ayam — this hi — indeed gauḥ — a cow praviśya — entering tri-puram — the three residences kāle — at noon rasa-kūpa-amṛtam — the nectar contained in that well papau — drank.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

vatsaś cāsīt tadā brahmā

vatsaḥ

a calf

also

āsīt

became

tadā

at that time

brahmā

Lord Brahmā

svayaṁ viṣṇur ayaṁ hi gauḥ

svayam

personally

viṣṇuḥ

Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

ayam

this

indeed

gauḥ

a cow

praviśya tripuraṁ kāle

praviśya

entering

tri-puram

the three residences

kāle

at noon

rasa-kūpāmṛtaṁ papau

rasa-kūpa-amṛtam

the nectar contained in that well

papau

drank.

Then Lord Brahmā became a calf and Lord Viṣṇu a cow, and at noon they entered the residences and drank all the nectar in the well.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Lord Brahmā became a calf and Lord Viṣṇu became a cow. At noon they entered the residences and drank all the nectar in the well. Kale means “at noon.”

Personal Guidance

Brahmā becomes a calf and Viṣṇu a cow; together at noon they drink all the nectar from the well. Even the highest powers stoop to disguise as cow and calf to disable the demonic source. Humility is sometimes the most powerful weapon.

Reflection Questions

Where might humility in disguise be the move to disable a stubborn problem?
What 'cow and calf' approach would solve more than direct confrontation?

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