Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.27
ब्रूहि कारणमेतस्य दुर्धर्षत्वस्य मद्रिपो: ।
ओज: सहो बलं तेजो यत एतत्समुद्यम: ॥ २७ ॥
brūhi kāraṇam etasya
[broohi kaaranam etasya]
durdharṣatvasya mad-ripoḥ
[durdharshatvasya mad-ripoh]
ojaḥ saho balaṁ tejo
[ojah saho balam tejo]
yata etat samudyamaḥ
[yata etat samudyamah]
Word-for-word
brūhi
—
kindly inform us
kāraṇam
—
the cause
etasya
—
of all this
durdharṣatvasya
—
of the formidableness
mat-ripoḥ
—
of my enemy
ojaḥ
—
prowess
sahaḥ
—
energy
balam
—
strength
tejaḥ
—
influence
yataḥ
—
wherefrom
etat
—
all this
samudyamaḥ
—
endeavor.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brūhi kāraṇam etasya
brūhi
kindly inform us
kāraṇam
the cause
etasya
of all this
durdharṣatvasya mad-ripoḥ
durdharṣatvasya
of the formidableness
mat-ripoḥ
of my enemy
ojaḥ saho balaṁ tejo
ojaḥ
prowess
sahaḥ
energy
balam
strength
tejaḥ
influence
yata etat samudyamaḥ
yataḥ
wherefrom
etat
all this
samudyamaḥ
endeavor.
Kindly inform me. What is the cause for Bali Mahārāja’s strength, endeavor, influence and victory? How has he become so enthusiastic?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Kindly tell me the cause by which the enemy has power of the senses, mind and body which produces intolerable enthusiasm?
Tell me cause by which he has strength of the senses, mind and body, from which he has become enthusiastic.
Personal Guidance
What is the cause of Bali's strength, endeavor, influence, and victory? Indra asks the right diagnostic question. Effects are visible; the question is what generates them.
Reflection Questions
- What enemy's success have I observed without asking 'what is the actual cause of their strength?'
- Where would I behave differently if I understood my opponent's source of power?
My note
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