Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.13
तान्विनिर्जित्य समरे दुर्मदानसुरर्षभान् ।
प्रतिलब्धजयश्रीभि: पुत्रैरिच्छस्युपासितुम् ॥ १३ ॥
tān vinirjitya samare
[taan vinirjitya samare]
durmadān asurarṣabhān
[durmadaan asurarshabhaan]
pratilabdha-jaya-śrībhiḥ
[pratilabdha-jaya-shreebhih]
putrair icchasy upāsitum
[putrair ichchasy upaasitum]
Word-for-word
tān
—
them
vinirjitya
—
defeating
samare
—
in the fight
durmadān
—
puffed up by strength
asura-ṛṣabhān
—
the leaders of the demons
pratilabdha
—
getting back
jaya
—
victory
śrībhiḥ
—
as well as the opulence
putraiḥ
—
with your sons
icchasi
—
you are desiring
upāsitum
—
to come together and worship Me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tān vinirjitya samare
tān
them
vinirjitya
defeating
samare
in the fight
durmadān asurarṣabhān
durmadān
puffed up by strength
asura-ṛṣabhān
the leaders of the demons
pratilabdha-jaya-śrībhiḥ
pratilabdha
getting back
jaya
victory
śrībhiḥ
as well as the opulence
putrair icchasy upāsitum
putraiḥ
with your sons
icchasi
you are desiring
upāsitum
to come together and worship Me.
O Devī, O goddess, I can understand that you want to regain your sons and be together with them to worship Me, after defeating the enemies in battle and retrieving your abode and opulences.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You desire to be established along with your sons by the wealth regained through victory, after defeating the proud demons in battle.
You desire to be firmly situated (upāsitum) with your sons in the kingdom. Or, you desire to worship me along with your sons, but not with complete dedication.
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Personal Guidance
You want to regain your sons, defeat the enemies, retrieve your abode and opulences, and worship Me together. He names her layered desire — including the spiritual goal embedded in the material recovery.
Reflection Questions
- Whose desire am I naming aloud — and am I including its spiritual layer, or only its material outer?
- Where does my prayer flatten what is actually a layered hope?
My note
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