Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.65-66
अथासौ शक्तिभि: स्वाभि: शम्भो: प्राधानिकं व्यधात् ।
धर्मज्ञानविरक्त्यृद्धितपोविद्याक्रियादिभि: ॥ ६५ ॥
रथं सूतं ध्वजं वाहान्धनुर्वर्मशरादि यत् ।
सन्नद्धो रथमास्थाय शरं धनुरुपाददे ॥ ६६ ॥
athāsau śaktibhiḥ svābhiḥ
[athaasau shaktibhih svaabhih]
śambhoḥ prādhānikaṁ vyadhāt
[shambhoh praadhaanikam vyadhaat]
dharma-jñāna-virakty-ṛddhi-
[dharma-jnaana-virakty-riddhi-]
tapo-vidyā-kriyādibhiḥ
[tapo-vidyaa-kriyaadibhih]
rathaṁ sūtaṁ dhvajaṁ vāhān
[ratham sootam dhvajam vaahaan]
dhanur varma-śarādi yat
[dhanur varma-sharaadi yat]
sannaddho ratham āsthāya
[sannaddho ratham aasthaaya]
śaraṁ dhanur upādade
[sharam dhanur upaadade]
Word-for-word
atha
—
thereafter
asau
—
He (Lord Kṛṣṇa)
śaktibhiḥ
—
by His potencies
svābhiḥ
—
personal
śambhoḥ
—
of Lord Śiva
prādhānikam
—
ingredients
vyadhāt
—
created
dharma
—
religion
jñāna
—
knowledge
virakti
—
renunciation
ṛddhi
—
opulence
tapaḥ
—
austerity
vidyā
—
education
kriyā
—
activities
ādibhiḥ
—
by all these and other transcendental opulences
ratham
—
chariot
sūtam
—
charioteer
dhvajam
—
flag
vāhān
—
horses and elephants
dhanuḥ
—
bow
varma
—
shield
śara-ādi
—
arrows and so on
yat
—
everything that was required
sannaddhaḥ
—
equipped
ratham
—
on the chariot
āsthāya
—
seated
śaram
—
arrow
dhanuḥ
—
unto the bow
upādade
—
joined.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athāsau śaktibhiḥ svābhiḥ
atha
thereafter
asau
He (Lord Kṛṣṇa)
śaktibhiḥ
by His potencies
svābhiḥ
personal
śambhoḥ prādhānikaṁ vyadhāt
śambhoḥ
of Lord Śiva
prādhānikam
ingredients
vyadhāt
created
dharma-jñāna-virakty-ṛddhi-
dharma
religion
jñāna
knowledge
virakti
renunciation
ṛddhi
opulence
tapo-vidyā-kriyādibhiḥ
tapaḥ
austerity
vidyā
education
kriyā
activities
ādibhiḥ
by all these and other transcendental opulences
rathaṁ sūtaṁ dhvajaṁ vāhān
ratham
chariot
sūtam
charioteer
dhvajam
flag
vāhān
horses and elephants
dhanur varma-śarādi yat
dhanuḥ
bow
varma
shield
śara-ādi
arrows and so on
yat
everything that was required
sannaddho ratham āsthāya
sannaddhaḥ
equipped
ratham
on the chariot
āsthāya
seated
śaraṁ dhanur upādade
śaram
arrow
dhanuḥ
unto the bow
upādade
joined.
Nārada Muni continued: Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa, by His own personal potency, consisting of religion, knowledge, renunciation, opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons.
Purport
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.13.16) : vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ: Lord Śiva is the best of the Vaiṣṇavas, the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, he is one of the mahājanas, the twelve authorities on Vaiṣṇava philosophy ( svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ, etc.). Lord Kṛṣṇa is always prepared to help all the mahājanas and devotees in every respect ( kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ). Although Lord Śiva is very powerful, he lost a battle to the asuras, and therefore he was morose and disappointed. However, because he is one of the chief devotees of the Lord, the Lord personally equipped him with all the paraphernalia for war. The devotee, therefore, must serve the Lord sincerely, and Kṛṣṇa is always in the background to protect him and, if need be, to equip him fully to fight with his enemy. For devotees there is no scarcity of knowledge or material requisites for spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa equipped Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, carriers, a bow, a shield and arrows, which were empowered by the Lords potency consisting of religion, knowledge, renunciation, prosperity, austerity, education and activities. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot and took up his arrows and bow.
Asau means Kṛṣṇa. Prādhānikam means articles for battle such as a chariot. The Lord empowered the articles with his various energies. Since the Lord’s śaktis are eternal and victorious, the articles of war also became similar. Śiva on the chariot was also endowed with bhakti-yoga, the Lord’s quality, and those on the chariot like the driver were also endowed with knowledge and other qualities that take shelter of bhakti.
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Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa equips Śiva with chariot, charioteer, flag, horses, elephants, bow, shield, arrows — by His own potency consisting of religion, knowledge, renunciation, opulence, austerity, education, activities. Even Śiva fights demons in equipment given by Kṛṣṇa. All true protectors are supplied by the Source.
Reflection Questions
- Which protector in your life is really equipped by a deeper Source?
- How do you trace the supply lines of your own ability to act?
My note
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