Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.29
नमुचिस्तद्वधं दृष्ट्वा शोकामर्षरुषान्वित: ।
जिघांसुरिन्द्रं नृपते चकार परमोद्यमम् ॥ २९ ॥
namucis tad-vadhaṁ dṛṣṭvā
[namuchis tad-vadham drishtvaa]
śokāmarṣa-ruṣānvitaḥ
[shokaamarsha-rushaanvitah]
jighāṁsur indraṁ nṛpate
[jighaamsur indram nripate]
cakāra paramodyamam
[chakaara paramodyamam]
Word-for-word
namuciḥ
—
the demon Namuci
tat
—
of those two demons
vadham
—
the massacre
dṛṣṭvā
—
after seeing
śoka-amarṣa
—
lamentation and grief
ruṣā-anvitaḥ
—
being very angry at this
jighāṁsuḥ
—
wanted to kill
indram
—
King Indra
nṛ-pate
—
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
cakāra
—
made
parama
—
a great
udyamam
—
endeavor.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
namucis tad-vadhaṁ dṛṣṭvā
namuciḥ
the demon Namuci
tat
of those two demons
vadham
the massacre
dṛṣṭvā
after seeing
śokāmarṣa-ruṣānvitaḥ
śoka-amarṣa
lamentation and grief
ruṣā-anvitaḥ
being very angry at this
jighāṁsur indraṁ nṛpate
jighāṁsuḥ
wanted to kill
indram
King Indra
nṛ-pate
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit
cakāra paramodyamam
cakāra
made
parama
a great
udyamam
endeavor.
O King, when Namuci, another demon, saw the killing of both Bala and Pāka, he was full of grief and lamentation. Thus he angrily made a great attempt to kill Indra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! When Namuci, another demon, saw the killing of both Bala and Pāka, filled with lamentation and intolerable anger, he made a great attempt to kill Indra.
Personal Guidance
Namuci was filled with grief at seeing Bala and Pāka killed, and angrily attempted to kill Indra. Grief and anger together produce dangerous attacks. Mourning that does not metabolize becomes the next round of violence.
Reflection Questions
- What grief in me has turned into anger directed at someone, and have I named the underlying loss?
- Where am I confusing rage for grief — or rage as my way of grieving?
My note
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