Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.52
सासज्जत सिचस्तन्त्र्यां महिष्य: कालयन्त्रिता ।
कुलिङ्गस्तां तथापन्नां निरीक्ष्य भृशदु:खित: ।
स्नेहादकल्प: कृपण: कृपणां पर्यदेवयत् ॥ ५२ ॥
sāsajjata sicas tantryāṁ
[saasajjata sichas tantryaam]
mahiṣyaḥ kāla-yantritā
[mahishyah kaala-yantritaa]
kuliṅgas tāṁ tathāpannāṁ
[kulingas taam tathaapannaam]
nirīkṣya bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ
[nireekshya bhrisha-duhkhitah]
snehād akalpaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ
[snehaad akalpah kripanah]
kṛpaṇāṁ paryadevayat
[kripanaam paryadevayat]
Word-for-word
sā
—
the female bird
asajjata
—
trapped
sicaḥ
—
of the net
tantryām
—
in the rope
mahiṣyaḥ
—
O queens
kāla-yantritā
—
being forced by time
kuliṅgaḥ
—
the male kuliṅga bird
tām
—
her
tathā
—
in that condition
āpannām
—
captured
nirīkṣya
—
seeing
bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ
—
very unhappy
snehāt
—
out of affection
akalpaḥ
—
unable to do anything
kṛpaṇaḥ
—
the poor bird
kṛpaṇām
—
the poor wife
paryadevayat
—
began to lament for.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sāsajjata sicas tantryāṁ
sā
the female bird
asajjata
trapped
sicaḥ
of the net
tantryām
in the rope
mahiṣyaḥ kāla-yantritā
mahiṣyaḥ
O queens
kāla-yantritā
being forced by time
kuliṅgas tāṁ tathāpannāṁ
kuliṅgaḥ
the male kuliṅga bird
tām
her
tathā
in that condition
āpannām
captured
nirīkṣya bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ
nirīkṣya
seeing
bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ
very unhappy
snehād akalpaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ
snehāt
out of affection
akalpaḥ
unable to do anything
kṛpaṇaḥ
the poor bird
kṛpaṇāṁ paryadevayat
kṛpaṇām
the poor wife
paryadevayat
began to lament for.
O queens of Suyajña, the male kuliṅga bird, seeing his wife put into the greatest danger in the grip of Providence, became very unhappy. Because of affection, the poor bird, being unable to release her, began to lament for his wife.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O queens of Suyajña! The female was caught in the ropes of the net. The male kuliṅga bird, seeing his wife captured, became very unhappy. Because of affection, the poor bird, being unable to release her, began to lament for his wife.
Sicas tantryām means the ropes of the net. Mahiṣyaḥ means “O queens!”
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Personal Guidance
The male kuliṅga, unable to free his mate, laments in helpless affection. Love that cannot save still pours out, because that is love's nature. But helpless grief alone changes nothing; only awakening to the Lord's larger plan does.
Reflection Questions
- Whom do you love whose suffering you cannot fix — and what is your grief doing for them?
- How might your love be transformed by trusting the Lord's plan even while you still feel?
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