Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.27
तामन्वगच्छद् भगवान् भव: प्रमुषितेन्द्रिय:
कामस्य च वशं नीत: करेणुमिव यूथप: ॥ २७ ॥
tām anvagacchad bhagavān
[taam anvagachchad bhagavaan]
bhavaḥ pramuṣitendriyaḥ
[bhavah pramushitendriyah]
kāmasya ca vaśaṁ nītaḥ
[kaamasya cha vasham neetah]
kareṇum iva yūthapaḥ
[karenum iva yoothapah]
Word-for-word
tām
—
Her
anvagacchat
—
followed
bhagavān
—
Lord Śiva
bhavaḥ
—
known as Bhava
pramuṣita-indriyaḥ
—
whose senses were agitated
kāmasya
—
of lusty desires
ca
—
and
vaśam
—
victimized
nītaḥ
—
having become
kareṇum
—
a female elephant
iva
—
just as
yūthapaḥ
—
a male elephant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tām anvagacchad bhagavān
tām
Her
anvagacchat
followed
bhagavān
Lord Śiva
bhavaḥ pramuṣitendriyaḥ
bhavaḥ
known as Bhava
pramuṣita-indriyaḥ
whose senses were agitated
kāmasya ca vaśaṁ nītaḥ
kāmasya
of lusty desires
ca
and
vaśam
victimized
nītaḥ
having become
kareṇum iva yūthapaḥ
kareṇum
a female elephant
iva
just as
yūthapaḥ
a male elephant.
His senses being agitated, Lord Śiva, victimized by lusty desires, began to follow Her, just as a lusty elephant follows a she-elephant.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
His senses being agitated, Lord Śiva, victimized by lust, began to follow her, just as a male elephant follows a she-elephant.
Personal Guidance
His senses agitated, Śiva, victim of lust, followed like a lusty elephant after a she-elephant. The Bhāgavatam will not soften the comparison. When lust takes over, dignity goes; we become animal-like in our pursuit.
Reflection Questions
- Where has my recent behavior matched the 'lusty elephant' simile more than I want to admit?
- Whom can I name in my life who recently exhibited this same elephantine behavior, and what does my judgment of them reveal?
My note
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