Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.69
एवं दग्ध्वा पुरस्तिस्रो भगवान्पुरहा नृप ।
ब्रह्मादिभि: स्तूयमान: स्वं धाम प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ ६९ ॥
evaṁ dagdhvā puras tisro
[evam dagdhvaa puras tisro]
bhagavān pura-hā nṛpa
[bhagavaan pura-haa nripa]
brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ
[brahmaadibhih stooyamaanah]
svaṁ dhāma pratyapadyata
[svam dhaama pratyapadyata]
Word-for-word
evam
—
thus
dagdhvā
—
burning to ashes
puraḥ tisraḥ
—
the three residences of the demons
bhagavān
—
the supreme powerful
pura-hā
—
who annihilated the residences of the asuras
nṛpa
—
O King Yudhiṣṭhira
brahma-ādibhiḥ
—
by Lord Brahmā and other demigods
stūyamānaḥ
—
being worshiped
svam
—
to his own
dhāma
—
abode
pratyapadyata
—
returned.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ dagdhvā puras tisro
evam
thus
dagdhvā
burning to ashes
puraḥ tisraḥ
the three residences of the demons
bhagavān pura-hā nṛpa
bhagavān
the supreme powerful
pura-hā
who annihilated the residences of the asuras
nṛpa
O King Yudhiṣṭhira
brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ
brahma-ādibhiḥ
by Lord Brahmā and other demigods
stūyamānaḥ
being worshiped
svaṁ dhāma pratyapadyata
svam
to his own
dhāma
abode
pratyapadyata
returned.
O King Yudhiṣṭhira, thus Lord Śiva is known as Tripurāri, the annihilator of the three dwellings of the demons, because he burnt these dwellings to ashes. Being worshiped by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva returned to his own abode.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! After burning these dwellings to ashes, Śiva, destroyer of the three cities, praised by the devatās headed by Lord Brahmā, returned to his own abode.
Personal Guidance
Thus Śiva is known as Tripurāri, destroyer of the three demonic dwellings, and returns to his abode worshiped by the demigods. Even great victors return to their proper place. Action is followed by withdrawal; honor is gracefully accepted.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you linger after a victory instead of returning to your proper place?
- How could you accept honor without making it a new identity?
My note
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