Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.43
ब्रह्मणा प्रेषितो देवान्देवर्षिर्नारदो नृप ।
वारयामास विबुधान्दृष्ट्वा दानवसङ्क्षयम् ॥ ४३ ॥
brahmaṇā preṣito devān
[brahmanaa preshito devaan]
devarṣir nārado nṛpa
[devarshir naarado nripa]
vārayām āsa vibudhān
[vaarayaam aasa vibudhaan]
dṛṣṭvā dānava-saṅkṣayam
[drishtvaa daanava-sankshayam]
Word-for-word
brahmaṇā
—
by Lord Brahmā
preṣitaḥ
—
sent
devān
—
unto the demigods
deva-ṛṣiḥ
—
the great sage of the heavenly planets
nāradaḥ
—
Nārada Muni
nṛpa
—
O King
vārayām āsa
—
forbade
vibudhān
—
all the demigods
dṛṣṭvā
—
after seeing
dānava-saṅkṣayam
—
the total annihilation of the demons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmaṇā preṣito devān
brahmaṇā
by Lord Brahmā
preṣitaḥ
sent
devān
unto the demigods
devarṣir nārado nṛpa
deva-ṛṣiḥ
the great sage of the heavenly planets
nāradaḥ
Nārada Muni
nṛpa
O King
vārayām āsa vibudhān
vārayām āsa
forbade
vibudhān
all the demigods
dṛṣṭvā dānava-saṅkṣayam
dṛṣṭvā
after seeing
dānava-saṅkṣayam
the total annihilation of the demons.
O King, when Lord Brahmā saw the imminent total annihilation of the demons, he sent a message with Nārada, who went before the demigods to make them stop fighting.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Sent by Brahmā, Nārada, on seeing the destruction of the demons, stopped the devatās from doing so.
Personal Guidance
Seeing imminent total annihilation of the demons, Brahmā sent Nārada to make the demigods stop. Even the right side, in victory, can go too far. Restraint after success is as crucial as courage in defeat.
Reflection Questions
- Where has a recent winning of mine continued past the point of usefulness into excess?
- Whose 'Nārada' role do I trust to call me to stop when the work is done?
My note
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