Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.53
अहो अकरुणो देव: स्त्रियाकरुणया विभु: ।
कृपणं मामनुशोचन्त्या दीनया किं करिष्यति ॥ ५३ ॥
aho akaruṇo devaḥ
[aho akaruno devah]
striyākaruṇayā vibhuḥ
[striyaakarunayaa vibhuh]
kṛpaṇaṁ mām anuśocantyā
[kripanam maam anushochantyaa]
dīnayā kiṁ kariṣyati
[deenayaa kim karishyati]
Word-for-word
aho
—
alas
akaruṇaḥ
—
most unkind
devaḥ
—
providence
striyā
—
with my wife
ākaruṇayā
—
who is fully compassionate
vibhuḥ
—
the Supreme Lord
kṛpaṇam
—
poor
mām
—
me
anuśocantyā
—
lamenting for
dīnayā
—
poor
kim
—
what
kariṣyati
—
shall do.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho akaruṇo devaḥ
aho
alas
akaruṇaḥ
most unkind
devaḥ
providence
striyākaruṇayā vibhuḥ
striyā
with my wife
ākaruṇayā
who is fully compassionate
vibhuḥ
the Supreme Lord
kṛpaṇaṁ mām anuśocantyā
kṛpaṇam
poor
mām
me
anuśocantyā
lamenting for
dīnayā kiṁ kariṣyati
dīnayā
poor
kim
what
kariṣyati
shall do.
Alas, how merciless is Providence! My wife, unable to be helped by anyone, is in such an awkward position and lamenting for me. What will Providence gain by taking away this poor bird? What will be the profit?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Alas, how merciless is the Lord! Why afflict my poor wife who was kind to me and is lamenting for a wretch like me?
Devaḥ means the Lord. My wife was merciful to me (karuṇayā).
Personal Guidance
The bird wails: how merciless is providence — what does He gain by taking a poor creature like my wife? Suffering breeds the demand that God justify Himself. But the question 'what does He gain?' applies only to a needy God; the true Lord gains nothing.
Reflection Questions
- What demand for justification have you put to God that assumes He has something to gain?
- How does the picture change when you remember the Lord needs nothing from you or your loss?
My note
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