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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.59

यम एतदुपाख्याय तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । ज्ञातयोऽहि सुयज्ञस्य चक्रुर्यत्साम्परायिकम् ॥ ५९ ॥
yama etad upākhyāya
[yama etad upaakhyaaya]
tatraivāntaradhīyata
[tatraivaantaradheeyata]
jñātayo hi suyajñasya
[jnaatayo hi suyajnasya]
cakrur yat sāmparāyikam
[chakrur yat saamparaayikam]
Word-for-word
yamaḥ — Yamarāja in the form of a boy etat — this upākhyāya — instructing tatra — there eva — indeed antaradhīyata — disappeared jñātayaḥ — the relatives hi — indeed suyajñasya — of King Suyajña cakruḥ — performed yat — which is sāmparāyikam — the funeral ceremony.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yama etad upākhyāya
yamaḥ
Yamarāja in the form of a boy
etat
this
upākhyāya
instructing
tatraivāntaradhīyata
tatra
there
eva
indeed
antaradhīyata
disappeared
jñātayo hi suyajñasya
jñātayaḥ
the relatives
hi
indeed
suyajñasya
of King Suyajña
cakrur yat sāmparāyikam
cakruḥ
performed
yat
which is
sāmparāyikam
the funeral ceremony.
After instructing all the foolish relatives of Suyajña, Yamarāja, in the form of a boy, disappeared from their vision. Then the relatives of King Suyajña performed the ritualistic funeral ceremonies.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
After instructing all the foolish relatives of Suyajña, Yamarāja disappeared. Then the relatives of King Suyajña performed the funeral rites.
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Personal Guidance
After teaching, Yamarāja-as-boy vanishes, and the relatives finally perform the funeral rites. Wisdom often arrives, delivers its message, and disappears — leaving us to do the actual work. Receive the teaching, then act.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent teaching have you received that you have not yet acted on?
  • Where are you waiting for more guidance instead of doing what you already know?
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