Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.3
स पत्नीं दीनवदनां कृतासनपरिग्रह: ।
सभाजितो यथान्यायमिदमाह कुरूद्वह ॥ ३ ॥
sa patnīṁ dīna-vadanāṁ
[sa patneem deena-vadanaam]
kṛtāsana-parigrahaḥ
[kritaasana-parigrahah]
sabhājito yathā-nyāyam
[sabhaajito yathaa-nyaayam]
idam āha kurūdvaha
[idam aaha kuroodvaha]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
Kaśyapa Muni
patnīm
—
unto his wife
dīna-vadanām
—
having a dry face
kṛta-āsana-parigrahaḥ
—
after accepting a sitting place
sabhājitaḥ
—
being honored by Aditi
yathā-nyāyam
—
according to time and place
idam āha
—
spoke as follows
kuru-udvaha
—
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the best of the Kurus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa patnīṁ dīna-vadanāṁ
saḥ
Kaśyapa Muni
patnīm
unto his wife
dīna-vadanām
having a dry face
kṛtāsana-parigrahaḥ
kṛta-āsana-parigrahaḥ
after accepting a sitting place
sabhājitaḥ
being honored by Aditi
sabhājito yathā-nyāyam
yathā-nyāyam
according to time and place
idam āha kurūdvaha
idam āha
spoke as follows
kuru-udvaha
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the best of the Kurus.
O best of the Kurus, when Kaśyapa Muni had been properly received and welcomed, he took his seat and then spoke as follows to his wife, Aditi, who was very morose.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the Kurus! When Kaśyapa had been properly received and welcomed, he took his seat and then spoke as follows to his wife, Aditi, who a sorrowful face.
Saḥ refers to Kaśaypa.
Personal Guidance
Welcomed properly, he sat and addressed Aditi gently. Even between husband and wife, after long absence, proper welcome and seating precede speech. Etiquette is intimacy's container, not its opposite.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I skip welcoming and seating with close ones because we're past formalities?
- What would my close relationships gain from re-honoring small protocols?
My note
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