Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.20
न पुमान् मामुपव्रज्य भूयो याचितुमर्हति ।
तस्माद् वृत्तिकरीं भूमिं वटो कामं प्रतीच्छ मे ॥ २० ॥
na pumān mām upavrajya
[na pumaan maam upavrajya]
bhūyo yācitum arhati
[bhooyo yaachitum arhati]
tasmād vṛttikarīṁ bhūmiṁ
[tasmaad vrittikareem bhoomim]
vaṭo kāmaṁ pratīccha me
[vato kaamam prateechcha me]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
pumān
—
any person
mām
—
unto me
upavrajya
—
after approaching
bhūyaḥ
—
again
yācitum
—
to beg
arhati
—
deserves
tasmāt
—
therefore
vṛtti-karīm
—
suitable to maintain Yourself
bhūmim
—
such land
vaṭo
—
O small brahmacārī
kāmam
—
according to the necessities of life
pratīccha
—
take
me
—
from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na pumān mām upavrajya
na
not
pumān
any person
mām
unto me
upavrajya
after approaching
bhūyo yācitum arhati
bhūyaḥ
again
yācitum
to beg
arhati
deserves
tasmād vṛttikarīṁ bhūmiṁ
tasmāt
therefore
vṛtti-karīm
suitable to maintain Yourself
bhūmim
such land
vaṭo kāmaṁ pratīccha me
vaṭo
O small brahmacārī
kāmam
according to the necessities of life
pratīccha
take
me
from me.
O small boy, one who approaches me to beg something should not have to ask anything more, anywhere. Therefore, if You wish, You may ask from me as much land as will suffice to maintain You according to Your needs.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O small boy! One who approaches me to beg something should not have to ask again. Therefore, ask from me as much land as will suffice to maintain you according to your needs.
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Personal Guidance
One who comes to beg from me should not have to ask elsewhere; ask whatever You need. Bali offers final-stop generosity. Real giving covers all needs at once, not in installments.
Reflection Questions
- When I give, do I provide enough that the receiver need not ask again — or do I make them return?
- Where could one-stop generosity transform a relationship I keep on a slow drip?
My note
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