Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.35
निष्ठां ते नरके मन्ये ह्यप्रदातु: प्रतिश्रुतम् ।
प्रतिश्रुतस्य योऽनीश: प्रतिपादयितुं भवान् ॥ ३५ ॥
niṣṭhāṁ te narake manye
[nishthaam te narake manye]
hy apradātuḥ pratiśrutam
[hy apradaatuh pratishrutam]
pratiśrutasya yo ’nīśaḥ
[pratishrutasya yo ’neeshah]
pratipādayituṁ bhavān
[pratipaadayitum bhavaan]
Word-for-word
niṣṭhām
—
perpetual residence
te
—
of you
narake
—
in hell
manye
—
I think
hi
—
indeed
apradātuḥ
—
of a person who cannot fulfill
pratiśrutam
—
what has been promised
pratiśrutasya
—
of the promise one has made
yaḥ anīśaḥ
—
one who is unable
pratipādayitum
—
to fulfill properly
bhavān
—
you are that person.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
niṣṭhāṁ te narake manye
niṣṭhām
perpetual residence
te
of you
narake
in hell
manye
I think
hi
indeed
hy apradātuḥ pratiśrutam
apradātuḥ
of a person who cannot fulfill
pratiśrutam
what has been promised
pratiśrutasya yo ’nīśaḥ
pratiśrutasya
of the promise one has made
yaḥ anīśaḥ
one who is unable
pratipādayituṁ bhavān
pratipādayitum
to fulfill properly
bhavān
you are that person.
You will certainly be unable to fulfill your promise, and I think that because of this inability your eternal residence will be in hell.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Since you will certainly be unable to fulfill your promise, I think that because of this inability you will live perpetually in hell.
Unable to keep your promise you will reside perpetually in hell. By giving everything you go to hell. Therefore it is better not to give everything in order to enjoy the material world.
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Personal Guidance
You will be unable to fulfill your promise; your residence will be hell. Śukra threatens his disciple with worst-case outcomes. Teachers sometimes scare students into compliance, missing the deeper invitation.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I scared into 'safe' choices by warnings that are themselves too small?
- What 'hell' have I been threatened with that may actually be liberation in disguise?
My note
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