Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.15
भवानाचरितान्धर्मानास्थितो गृहमेधिभि: ।
ब्राह्मणै: पूर्वजै: शूरैरन्यैश्चोद्दामकीर्तिभि: ॥ १५ ॥
bhavān ācaritān dharmān
[bhavaan aacharitaan dharmaan]
āsthito gṛhamedhibhiḥ
[aasthito grihamedhibhih]
brāhmaṇaiḥ pūrvajaiḥ śūrair
[braahmanaih poorvajaih shoorair]
anyaiś coddāma-kīrtibhiḥ
[anyaish choddaama-keertibhih]
Word-for-word
bhavān
—
your good self
ācaritān
—
executed
dharmān
—
religious principles
āsthitaḥ
—
being situated
gṛhamedhibhiḥ
—
by persons in household life
brāhmaṇaiḥ
—
by the brāhmaṇas
pūrva-jaiḥ
—
by your forefathers
śūraiḥ
—
by great heroes
anyaiḥ ca
—
and others also
uddāma-kīrtibhiḥ
—
very highly elevated and famous.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhavān ācaritān dharmān
bhavān
your good self
ācaritān
executed
dharmān
religious principles
āsthito gṛhamedhibhiḥ
āsthitaḥ
being situated
gṛhamedhibhiḥ
by persons in household life
brāhmaṇaiḥ pūrvajaiḥ śūrair
brāhmaṇaiḥ
by the brāhmaṇas
pūrva-jaiḥ
by your forefathers
śūraiḥ
by great heroes
anyaiś coddāma-kīrtibhiḥ
anyaiḥ ca
and others also
uddāma-kīrtibhiḥ
very highly elevated and famous.
You also have observed the principles followed by great personalities who are householder brāhmaṇas, by your forefathers and by great heroes who are extremely famous for their exalted activities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You also have observed the principles followed by great personalities who are householder brāhmaṇas, by your forefathers and by great heroes who are extremely famous for their exalted activities.
Personal Guidance
You have observed the principles of brāhmaṇa householders, your forefathers, and great heroes. The Lord names the sources of Bali's formation. Praise often reveals the actual model the praised one has been imitating.
Reflection Questions
- Whose principles am I unconsciously observing, and would naming them clarify my path?
- What 'great heroes' have shaped my values that I should explicitly acknowledge?
My note
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