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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.11

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । प्रह्रादस्य च संवादं मुनेराजगरस्य च ॥ ११ ॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam
[atraapy udaaharanteemam]
itihāsaṁ purātanam
[itihaasam puraatanam]
prahrādasya ca saṁvādaṁ
[prahraadasya cha samvaadam]
muner ājagarasya ca
[muner aajagarasya cha]
Word-for-word
atra — herein api — although not exposed to common eyes udāharanti — the learned sages recite as an example imam — this itihāsam — historical incident purātanam — very, very old prahrādasya — of Prahlāda Mahārāja ca — also saṁvādam — conversation muneḥ — of the great saintly person ājagarasya — who took the profession of a python ca — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atrāpy udāharantīmam
atra
herein
api
although not exposed to common eyes
udāharanti
the learned sages recite as an example
imam
this
itihāsaṁ purātanam
itihāsam
historical incident
purātanam
very, very old
prahrādasya ca saṁvādaṁ
prahrādasya
of Prahlāda Mahārāja
ca
also
saṁvādam
conversation
muner ājagarasya ca
muneḥ
of the great saintly person
ājagarasya
who took the profession of a python
ca
also.
As a historical example of this, learned sages recite the story of an ancient discussion between Prahlāda Mahārāja and a great saintly person who was feeding himself like a python.
Purport

The saintly person met by Prahlāda Mahārāja was undergoing ājagara-vṛtti, the living conditions of a python, which does not go anywhere but sits in one place for years and eats whatever is automatically available. Prahlāda Mahārāja, along with his associates, met this great saint and spoke to him as follows.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As an example of this, learned sages recite an ancient story, a discussion between Prahlāda Mahārāja and a sage who was feeding himself like a python. Ājagarasya means “maintaining himself like a python.”
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Personal Guidance
Sages cite the example of Prahlāda's meeting with a great saint living like a python — eating only what came to him by chance. The 'python's discipline' is a famous practice: deep trust in providence, no chasing of livelihood. The story sets up the lesson.
Reflection Questions
  • What would 'python's discipline' look like in even one area of your life?
  • Whose extreme contentment have you encountered that quietly changed your sense of possibility?
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