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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.19

उपधाव पतिं भद्रे प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् । मां च भावयती पत्यावेवंरूपमवस्थितम् ॥ १९ ॥
upadhāva patiṁ bhadre
[upadhaava patim bhadre]
prajāpatim akalmaṣam
[prajaapatim akalmasham]
māṁ ca bhāvayatī patyāv
[maam cha bhaavayatee patyaav]
evaṁ rūpam avasthitam
[evam roopam avasthitam]
Word-for-word
upadhāva — just go worship patim — your husband bhadre — O gentle woman prajāpatim — who is a Prajāpati akalmaṣam — very much purified because of his austerity mām — Me ca — as well as bhāvayatī — thinking of patyau — within your husband evam — thus rūpam — form avasthitam — situated there.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
upadhāva patiṁ bhadre
upadhāva
just go worship
patim
your husband
bhadre
O gentle woman
prajāpatim akalmaṣam
prajāpatim
who is a Prajāpati
akalmaṣam
very much purified because of his austerity
māṁ ca bhāvayatī patyāv
mām
Me
ca
as well as
bhāvayatī
thinking of
patyau
within your husband
evaṁ rūpam avasthitam
evam
thus
rūpam
form
avasthitam
situated there.
Always thinking of Me as being situated within the body of your husband, Kaśyapa, go worship your husband, who has been purified by his austerity.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O gracious woman! While always thinking of me dwelling within your husband, worship your husband who has been purified by his austerity.
Personal Guidance
Always think of Me as situated within your husband's body; go worship him, who has been purified by austerity. The Lord's promise comes wrapped in dharmic instruction — worship the husband through whom He will arrive.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I separate worship of the Lord from honoring the human channel through whom He works?
  • Whose 'purified by austerity' status in my life have I overlooked?
📝 My note

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