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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.38

क्‍वचिदल्पं क्‍वचिद्भ‍ूरि भुञ्जेऽन्नं स्वाद्वस्वादु वा । क्‍वचिद्भ‍ूरि गुणोपेतं गुणहीनमुत क्व‍चित् । श्रद्धयोपहृतं क्व‍ापि कदाचिन्मानवर्जितम् । भुञ्जे भुक्त्वाथ कस्मिंश्चिद्दिवा नक्तं यद‍ृच्छया ॥ ३८ ॥
kvacid alpaṁ kvacid bhūri
[kvachid alpam kvachid bhoori]
bhuñje ’nnaṁ svādv asvādu vā
[bhunje ’nnam svaadv asvaadu vaa]
kvacid bhūri guṇopetaṁ
[kvachid bhoori gunopetam]
guṇa-hīnam uta kvacit
[guna-heenam uta kvachit]
śraddhayopahṛtaṁ kvāpi
[shraddhayopahritam kvaapi]
kadācin māna-varjitam
[kadaachin maana-varjitam]
bhuñje bhuktvātha kasmiṁś cid
[bhunje bhuktvaatha kasmimsh chid]
divā naktaṁ yadṛcchayā
[divaa naktam yadrichchayaa]
Word-for-word
kvacit — sometimes alpam — very little kvacit — sometimes bhūri — a great quantity bhuñje — I eat annam — food svādu — palatable asvādu — stale vā — either kvacit — sometimes bhūri — great guṇa-upetam — a nice flavor guṇa-hīnam — without flavor uta — whether kvacit — sometimes śraddhayā — respectfully upahṛtam — brought by someone kvāpi — sometimes kadācit — sometimes māna-varjitam — offered without respect bhuñje — I eat bhuktvā — after eating atha — as such kasmin cit — sometimes, in some place divā — during the daytime naktam — or at night yadṛcchayā — as it is available.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kvacid alpaṁ kvacid bhūri
kvacit
sometimes
alpam
very little
kvacit
sometimes
bhūri
a great quantity
bhuñje ’nnaṁ svādv asvādu vā
bhuñje
I eat
kvacid bhūri guṇopetaṁ
guṇa-hīnam uta kvacit
śraddhayopahṛtaṁ kvāpi
kadācin māna-varjitam
annam
food
svādu
palatable
bhuñje bhuktvātha kasmiṁś cid
asvādu
stale
divā naktaṁ yadṛcchayā
vā
either
kvacit
sometimes
bhūri
great
guṇa-upetam
a nice flavor
guṇa-hīnam
without flavor
uta
whether
kvacit
sometimes
śraddhayā
respectfully
upahṛtam
brought by someone
kvāpi
sometimes
kadācit
sometimes
māna-varjitam
offered without respect
bhuñje
I eat
bhuktvā
after eating
atha
as such
kasmin cit
sometimes, in some place
divā
during the daytime
naktam
or at night
yadṛcchayā
as it is available.
Sometimes I eat a very small quantity and sometimes a great quantity. Sometimes the food is very palatable, and sometimes it is stale. Sometimes prasāda is offered with great respect, and sometimes food is given neglectfully. Sometimes I eat during the day and sometimes at night. Thus I eat what is easily available.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sometimes I eat a small quantity and sometimes a great quantity of food. Sometimes the food is very palatable, and sometimes it is stale. Sometimes it has good qualities and sometimes it does not. Sometimes it is brought with respect, and at other times without respect. I eat it somewhere, during the day or the night, whenever it comes.
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Personal Guidance
Sometimes I eat little, sometimes much, sometimes tasty, sometimes stale, sometimes respectfully offered, sometimes neglectfully — and sometimes during the day, sometimes at night. Equanimity with what arrives is the practice. The mouth does not dictate the heart.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does the quality of your food still control the quality of your mood?
  • What practice steadies you in the variability of what life serves?
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