Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.37
इति शक्रं विषीदन्तमाह वागशरीरिणी ।
नायं शुष्कैरथो नार्द्रैर्वधमर्हति दानव: ॥ ३७ ॥
iti śakraṁ viṣīdantam
[iti shakram visheedantam]
āha vāg aśarīriṇī
[aaha vaag ashareerinee]
nāyaṁ śuṣkair atho nārdrair
[naayam shushkair atho naardrair]
vadham arhati dānavaḥ
[vadham arhati daanavah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
in this way
śakram
—
unto Indra
viṣīdantam
—
lamenting
āha
—
spoke
vāk
—
a voice
aśarīriṇī
—
without any body, or from the sky
na
—
not
ayam
—
this
śuṣkaiḥ
—
by anything dry
atho
—
also
na
—
nor
ārdraiḥ
—
by anything moist
vadham
—
annihilation
arhati
—
is befitting
dānavaḥ
—
this demon (Namuci).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
iti śakraṁ viṣīdantam
iti
in this way
śakram
unto Indra
viṣīdantam
lamenting
āha vāg aśarīriṇī
āha
spoke
vāk
a voice
aśarīriṇī
without any body, or from the sky
nāyaṁ śuṣkair atho nārdrair
na
not
ayam
this
śuṣkaiḥ
by anything dry
atho
also
na
nor
ārdraiḥ
by anything moist
vadham arhati dānavaḥ
vadham
annihilation
arhati
is befitting
dānavaḥ
this demon (Namuci).
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: While the morose Indra was lamenting in this way, an ominous, unembodied voice said from the sky, “This demon Namuci is not to be annihilated by anything dry or moist.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
An unembodied voice then spoke to lamenting Indra. "This demon Namuci is not to be annihilated by anything dry or moist."
Personal Guidance
An unembodied voice declared from the sky: Namuci cannot be killed by anything dry or moist. Divine intervention provides a riddle, not a solution. Hearing the constraint is the beginning of inventing within it.
Reflection Questions
- What riddle has the Lord given me that I have been treating as an obstacle?
- Where is the answer hidden in the very wording of the constraint?
My note
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