Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.31
प्रतिश्रुतं त्वयैतस्मै यदनर्थमजानता ।
न साधु मन्ये दैत्यानां महानुपगतोऽनय: ॥ ३१ ॥
pratiśrutaṁ tvayaitasmai
[pratishrutam tvayaitasmai]
yad anartham ajānatā
[yad anartham ajaanataa]
na sādhu manye daityānāṁ
[na saadhu manye daityaanaam]
mahān upagato ’nayaḥ
[mahaan upagato ’nayah]
Word-for-word
pratiśrutam
—
promised
tvayā
—
by you
etasmai
—
unto Him
yat anartham
—
which is repugnant
ajānatā
—
by you who have no knowledge
na
—
not
sādhu
—
very good
manye
—
I think
daityānām
—
of the demons
mahān
—
great
upagataḥ
—
has been achieved
anayaḥ
—
inauspiciousness.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pratiśrutaṁ tvayaitasmai
pratiśrutam
promised
tvayā
by you
etasmai
unto Him
yad anartham ajānatā
yat anartham
which is repugnant
ajānatā
by you who have no knowledge
na sādhu manye daityānāṁ
na
not
sādhu
very good
manye
I think
daityānām
of the demons
mahān upagato ’nayaḥ
mahān
great
upagataḥ
has been achieved
anayaḥ
inauspiciousness.
You do not know what a dangerous position you have accepted by promising to give Him land. I do not think that this promise is good for you. It will bring great harm to the demons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I do not think that the dangerous promise you made to him in ignorance is proper. It brings great misfortune to the demons.
Upagataḥ means attained.
Personal Guidance
You do not know what a dangerous position you have taken; this promise will harm the demons. The guru frames the gift as danger to one's own side. He sees only loss; he does not yet see what the loss will unlock.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I being warned by an advisor whose perspective is narrower than the situation?
- What 'danger' may actually be the doorway to the deepest blessing?
My note
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