Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.30
तस्मान्निलयमुत्सृज्य यूयं सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम् ।
यात कालं प्रतीक्षन्तो यत: शत्रोर्विपर्यय: ॥ ३० ॥
tasmān nilayam utsṛjya
[tasmaan nilayam utsrijya]
yūyaṁ sarve tri-viṣṭapam
[yooyam sarve tri-vishtapam]
yāta kālaṁ pratīkṣanto
[yaata kaalam prateekshanto]
yataḥ śatror viparyayaḥ
[yatah shatror viparyayah]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
therefore
nilayam
—
not visible
utsṛjya
—
giving up
yūyam
—
you
sarve
—
all
tri-viṣṭapam
—
the heavenly kingdom
yāta
—
go somewhere else
kālam
—
time
pratīkṣantaḥ
—
waiting for
yataḥ
—
whereof
śatroḥ
—
of your enemy
viparyayaḥ
—
the reverse condition arrives.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmān nilayam utsṛjya
tasmāt
therefore
nilayam
not visible
utsṛjya
giving up
yūyaṁ sarve tri-viṣṭapam
yūyam
you
sarve
all
tri-viṣṭapam
the heavenly kingdom
yāta kālaṁ pratīkṣanto
yāta
go somewhere else
kālam
time
pratīkṣantaḥ
waiting for
yataḥ śatror viparyayaḥ
yataḥ
whereof
śatroḥ
of your enemy
viparyayaḥ
the reverse condition arrives.
Therefore, waiting until the situation of your enemies is reversed, you should all leave this heavenly planet and go elsewhere, where you will not be seen.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, waiting until the situation of your enemies is reversed, you should all leave Svarga and go to a place where you will not be seen.
“Please give a mantra to counteract this situation.” He answers with this verse. Wait for the time by which the defeat of the enemy will be possible.
Personal Guidance
Leave heaven and go elsewhere where you will not be seen, until the situation reverses. Strategic withdrawal under a guru's advice is not cowardice. Sometimes the dharma is to disappear.
Reflection Questions
- What 'disappearance' would actually be the wisest move for me right now?
- Where do I confuse visible perseverance with dharma, when invisibility might serve better?
My note
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