Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.22
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनयो ये धृतव्रता: ।
अन्वशिक्षन्व्रतं तस्य कौमारब्रह्मचारिण: ॥ २२ ॥
aṣṭāśīti-sahasrāṇi
[ashtaasheeti-sahasraani]
munayo ye dhṛta-vratāḥ
[munayo ye dhrita-vrataah]
anvaśikṣan vrataṁ tasya
[anvashikshan vratam tasya]
kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥ
[kaumaara-brahmachaarinah]
Word-for-word
aṣṭāśīti
—
eighty-eight
sahasrāṇi
—
thousand
munayaḥ
—
great saintly persons
ye
—
those who
dhṛta-vratāḥ
—
fixed in vows
anvaśikṣan
—
took instructions
vratam
—
vows
tasya
—
from him (Vibhu)
kaumāra
—
who was unmarried
brahmacāriṇaḥ
—
and fixed in the brahmacārī stage of life.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṣṭāśīti-sahasrāṇi
aṣṭāśīti
eighty-eight
sahasrāṇi
thousand
munayo ye dhṛta-vratāḥ
munayaḥ
great saintly persons
ye
those who
dhṛta-vratāḥ
fixed in vows
anvaśikṣan vrataṁ tasya
anvaśikṣan
took instructions
vratam
vows
tasya
from him (Vibhu)
kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥ
kaumāra
who was unmarried
brahmacāriṇaḥ
and fixed in the brahmacārī stage of life.
Vibhu remained a brahmacāri and never married throughout his life. From him, eighty-eight thousand other saintly persons took lessons on self-control, austerity and similar behavior.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vibhu remained a brahmacāri and never married throughout his life. From him, eighty-eight thousand saintly persons fixed in their vows took lessons on proper conduct.
Personal Guidance
Vibhu remained a lifelong brahmacārī, and 88,000 sages took self-control and austerity from him. One genuinely disciplined life can teach thousands. Discipline is not merely personal hygiene of spirit; it is a public service that inspires others.
Reflection Questions
- Whose self-control has inspired me to attempt my own?
- What single act of austerity, kept consistently, would teach the people around me without a word?
My note
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