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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.1

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं पुत्रेषु नष्टेषु देवमातादितिस्तदा । हृते त्रिविष्टपे दैत्यै: पर्यतप्यदनाथवत् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
evaṁ putreṣu naṣṭeṣu
[evam putreshu nashteshu]
deva-mātāditis tadā
[deva-maataaditis tadaa]
hṛte tri-viṣṭape daityaiḥ
[hrite tri-vishtape daityaih]
paryatapyad anāthavat
[paryatapyad anaathavat]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said evam — in this way putreṣu — when her sons naṣṭeṣu — disappearing from their position deva-mātā — the mother of the demigods aditiḥ — Aditi tadā — at that time hṛte — because of being lost tri-viṣṭape — the kingdom of heaven daityaiḥ — by the influence of the demons paryatapyat — began to lament anātha-vat — as if she had no protector.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evaṁ putreṣu naṣṭeṣu
evam
in this way
putreṣu
when her sons
naṣṭeṣu
disappearing from their position
deva-mātāditis tadā
deva-mātā
the mother of the demigods
aditiḥ
Aditi
tadā
at that time
hṛte tri-viṣṭape daityaiḥ
hṛte
because of being lost
tri-viṣṭape
the kingdom of heaven
daityaiḥ
by the influence of the demons
paryatapyad anāthavat
paryatapyat
began to lament
anātha-vat
as if she had no protector.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, when Aditi’s sons, the demigods, had thus disappeared from heaven and the demons had occupied their places, Aditi began lamenting, as if she had no protector.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Aditi's sons, the devatās, had thus disappeared from Svarga which was taken by the demons, Aditi began lamenting, as if she had no protector. In the Sixteenth Chapter Aditi reveals her grief for her sons to Kaśyapa and he teaches her the payovrata to pacify her. Naṣṭeṣu means “disappeared.”
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Personal Guidance
With her sons gone and demons occupying their places, Aditi began lamenting as if she had no protector. The mother-grief is real even when her sons are powerful demigods. Position does not exempt one from feeling defenseless.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I feel 'as if I have no protector' even though many supports exist around me?
  • Whose grief am I overlooking by assuming their high status keeps them from real loss?
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