Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.20
व्यवसायेन तेऽनेन दुष्करेण मनस्विनाम्
तपोनिष्ठेन भवता जितोऽहं दितिनन्दन ॥ २० ॥
vyavasāyena te ’nena
[vyavasaayena te ’nena]
duṣkareṇa manasvinām
[dushkarena manasvinaam]
tapo-niṣṭhena bhavatā
[tapo-nishthena bhavataa]
jito ’haṁ diti-nandana
[jito ’ham diti-nandana]
Word-for-word
vyavasāyena
—
by determination
te
—
your
anena
—
this
duṣkareṇa
—
difficult to perform
manasvinām
—
even for great sages and saintly persons
tapaḥ-niṣṭhena
—
aimed at executing austerity
bhavatā
—
by you
jitaḥ
—
conquered
aham
—
I
diti-nandana
—
O son of Diti.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vyavasāyena te ’nena
vyavasāyena
by determination
te
your
duṣkareṇa manasvinām
anena
this
duṣkareṇa
difficult to perform
manasvinām
even for great sages and saintly persons
tapo-niṣṭhena bhavatā
tapaḥ-niṣṭhena
aimed at executing austerity
bhavatā
by you
jito ’haṁ diti-nandana
jitaḥ
conquered
aham
I
diti-nandana
O son of Diti.
My dear son of Diti, with your great determination and austerity you have done what was impossible even for great saintly persons, and thus I have certainly been conquered by you.
Purport
In regard to the word jitaḥ, Śrīla Madhva Muni gives the following quotation from the Śabda-nirṇaya: parābhūtaṁ vaśa-sthaṁ ca jitabhid ucyate budhaiḥ. “If one comes under someone else’s control or is defeated by another, he is called jitaḥ. ” Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerity was so great and wonderful that even Lord Brahmā agreed to be conquered by him.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O son of Diti! Because of your determination and steadiness in austerity which is difficult for sages, I have been conquered by you.
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā says, 'I have certainly been conquered by you.' To be jitaḥ means to be brought under control. Even the universe's secondary creator concedes to relentless determination. Determination has cosmic leverage — be careful what you bend the universe toward.
Reflection Questions
- What is your determination currently conquering in your life — for good or ill?
- Where could the same intensity, redirected, conquer something worth conquering?
My note
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