Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.51
कुलिङ्गमिथुनं तत्र विचरत्समदृश्यत ।
तयो: कुलिङ्गी सहसा लुब्धकेन प्रलोभिता ॥ ५१ ॥
kuliṅga-mithunaṁ tatra
[kulinga-mithunam tatra]
vicarat samadṛśyata
[vicharat samadrishyata]
tayoḥ kuliṅgī sahasā
[tayoh kulingee sahasaa]
lubdhakena pralobhitā
[lubdhakena pralobhitaa]
Word-for-word
kuliṅga-mithunam
—
a pair of (male and female) birds known as kuliṅga
tatra
—
there (where the hunter was hunting)
vicarat
—
wandering
samadṛśyata
—
he saw
tayoḥ
—
of the pair
kuliṅgī
—
the female bird
sahasā
—
suddenly
lubdhakena
—
by the hunter
pralobhitā
—
allured.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kuliṅga-mithunaṁ tatra
kuliṅga-mithunam
a pair of (male and female) birds known as kuliṅga
tatra
there (where the hunter was hunting)
vicarat samadṛśyata
vicarat
wandering
samadṛśyata
he saw
tayoḥ kuliṅgī sahasā
tayoḥ
of the pair
kuliṅgī
the female bird
sahasā
suddenly
lubdhakena pralobhitā
lubdhakena
by the hunter
pralobhitā
allured.
While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was captivated by the hunter’s lure.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
While wandering in the forest, the hunter saw a pair of kuliṅga birds. Of the two, the female was lured by the hunter.
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Personal Guidance
Of two kuliṅga birds, the female is captivated by the hunter's lure. One partner is often the first drawn into a snare. The danger to a couple usually enters through one heart first.
Reflection Questions
- Where is one partner — in your home or community — being lured while the other has not yet noticed?
- How honest can you and your closest people be about lures that have caught only one of you?
My note
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