Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.13
येन सम्मोहिता दैत्या: पायिताश्चामृतं सुरा:
तद् दिदृक्षव आयाता: परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ १३ ॥
yena sammohitā daityāḥ
[yena sammohitaa daityaah]
pāyitāś cāmṛtaṁ surāḥ
[paayitaash chaamritam suraah]
tad didṛkṣava āyātāḥ
[tad didrikshava aayaataah]
paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
[param kautoohalam hi nah]
Word-for-word
yena
—
by such an incarnation
sammohitāḥ
—
were captivated
daityāḥ
—
the demons
pāyitāḥ
—
were fed
ca
—
also
amṛtam
—
nectar
surāḥ
—
the demigods
tat
—
that form
didṛkṣavaḥ
—
desiring to see
āyātāḥ
—
we have come here
param
—
very much
kautūhalam
—
great eagerness
hi
—
indeed
naḥ
—
of ourselves.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yena sammohitā daityāḥ
yena
by such an incarnation
sammohitāḥ
were captivated
daityāḥ
the demons
pāyitāś cāmṛtaṁ surāḥ
pāyitāḥ
were fed
ca
also
amṛtam
nectar
surāḥ
the demigods
tad didṛkṣava āyātāḥ
tat
that form
didṛkṣavaḥ
desiring to see
āyātāḥ
we have come here
paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
param
very much
kautūhalam
great eagerness
hi
indeed
naḥ
of ourselves.
My Lord, we have come here desiring to see that form of Your Lordship which You showed to the demons to captivate them completely and in this way enable the demigods to drink nectar. I am very eager to see that form.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
We have come here desiring to see that very curious form which bewildered the demons and enabled the devatās to drink nectar.
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Personal Guidance
Show me the form that captivated the demons. Even Śiva asks for what bewildered others, perhaps assuming he is safe from it. The request itself is the doorway to his upcoming lesson.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I assume immunity to a temptation that has felled others?
- What 'I want to see' might lead me into the same trap that ensnared less qualified souls?
My note
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