Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.30
श्रीशुक्र उवाच
एष वैरोचने साक्षाद् भगवान्विष्णुरव्यय: ।
कश्यपाददितेर्जातो देवानां कार्यसाधक: ॥ ३० ॥
śrī-śukra uvāca
[shree-shukra uvaacha]
eṣa vairocane sākṣād
[esha vairochane saakshaad]
bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ
[bhagavaan vishnur avyayah]
kaśyapād aditer jāto
[kashyapaad aditer jaato]
devānāṁ kārya-sādhakaḥ
[devaanaam kaarya-saadhakah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukraḥ uvāca
—
Śukrācārya said
eṣaḥ
—
this (boy in the form of a dwarf)
vairocane
—
O son of Virocana
sākṣāt
—
directly
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
viṣṇuḥ
—
Lord Viṣṇu
avyayaḥ
—
without deterioration
kaśyapāt
—
from His father, Kaśyapa
aditeḥ
—
in the womb of His mother, Aditi
jātaḥ
—
was born
devānām
—
of the demigods
kārya-sādhakaḥ
—
working in the interest.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śukra uvāca
śrī-śukraḥ uvāca
Śukrācārya said
eṣa vairocane sākṣād
eṣaḥ
this (boy in the form of a dwarf)
vairocane
O son of Virocana
sākṣāt
directly
bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
viṣṇuḥ
Lord Viṣṇu
avyayaḥ
without deterioration
kaśyapād aditer jāto
kaśyapāt
from His father, Kaśyapa
aditeḥ
in the womb of His mother, Aditi
jātaḥ
was born
devānāṁ kārya-sādhakaḥ
devānām
of the demigods
kārya-sādhakaḥ
working in the interest.
Śukrācārya said: O son of Virocana, this brahmacārī in the form of a dwarf is directly the imperishable Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Accepting Kaśyapa Muni as His father and Aditi as His mother, He has now appeared in order to fulfill the interests of the demigods.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukrācārya said: O son of Virocana! This brahmacārī is directly the imperishable Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu. Accepting Kaśyapa Muni as his father and Aditi as his mother, he has now appeared in order to fulfill the interests of the devatās.
Personal Guidance
This dwarf-brahmacārī is the imperishable Viṣṇu, accepting Kaśyapa and Aditi as parents, here for the demigods' interests. Śukra correctly identifies the visitor. Correct identification is not the same as right action.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I correctly identify a situation and still draw the wrong dharmic conclusion?
- What about my analysis is right while my response is misaligned?
My note
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