Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.2
एकदा कश्यपस्तस्या आश्रमं भगवानगात् ।
निरुत्सवं निरानन्दं समाधेर्विरतश्चिरात् ॥ २ ॥
ekadā kaśyapas tasyā
[ekadaa kashyapas tasyaa]
āśramaṁ bhagavān agāt
[aashramam bhagavaan agaat]
nirutsavaṁ nirānandaṁ
[nirutsavam niraanandam]
samādher virataś cirāt
[samaadher viratash chiraat]
Word-for-word
ekadā
—
one day
kaśyapaḥ
—
the great sage Kaśyapa Muni
tasyāḥ
—
of Aditi
āśramam
—
to the shelter
bhagavān
—
greatly powerful
agāt
—
went
nirutsavam
—
without enthusiasm
nirānandam
—
without jubilation
samādheḥ
—
his trance
virataḥ
—
stopping
cirāt
—
after a long time.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekadā kaśyapas tasyā
ekadā
one day
kaśyapaḥ
the great sage Kaśyapa Muni
tasyāḥ
of Aditi
āśramaṁ bhagavān agāt
āśramam
to the shelter
bhagavān
greatly powerful
agāt
went
nirutsavaṁ nirānandaṁ
nirutsavam
without enthusiasm
nirānandam
without jubilation
samādher virataś cirāt
samādheḥ
his trance
virataḥ
stopping
cirāt
after a long time.
After many, many days, the great powerful sage Kaśyapa Muni arose from a trance of meditation and returned home to see the āśrama of Aditi neither jubilant nor festive.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After many days, the powerful sage Kaśyapa broke his meditation and returned to the hermitage of Aditi which was neither jubilant nor festive.
Personal Guidance
After many days, Kaśyapa emerged from meditation and returned home to find the āśrama joyless. Even a great sage interrupts trance to attend to household reality. Spiritual practice does not exempt us from showing up when home is hurting.
Reflection Questions
- What home-reality am I avoiding by remaining 'in meditation' too long?
- Where does my spiritual practice need to be interrupted by the joyless state of someone I love?
My note
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