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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.20.5

नाहं बिभेमि निरयान्नाधन्यादसुखार्णवात् । न स्थानच्यवनान्मृत्योर्यथा विप्रप्रलम्भनात् ॥ ५ ॥
nāhaṁ bibhemi nirayān
[naaham bibhemi nirayaan]
nādhanyād asukhārṇavāt
[naadhanyaad asukhaarnavaat]
na sthāna-cyavanān mṛtyor
[na sthaana-chyavanaan mrityor]
yathā vipra-pralambhanāt
[yathaa vipra-pralambhanaat]
Word-for-word
na — not aham — I bibhemi — am afraid of nirayāt — from a hellish condition of life na — nor adhanyāt — from a poverty-stricken condition asukha-arṇavāt — nor from an ocean of distresses na — nor sthāna-cyavanāt — from falling from a position mṛtyoḥ — nor from death yathā — as vipra-pralambhanāt — from the cheating of a brāhmaṇa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāhaṁ bibhemi nirayān
na
not
aham
I
bibhemi
am afraid of
nirayāt
from a hellish condition of life
nādhanyād asukhārṇavāt
na
nor
adhanyāt
from a poverty-stricken condition
asukha-arṇavāt
nor from an ocean of distresses
na
nor
na sthāna-cyavanān mṛtyor
sthāna-cyavanāt
from falling from a position
mṛtyoḥ
nor from death
yathā vipra-pralambhanāt
yathā
as
vipra-pralambhanāt
from the cheating of a brāhmaṇa..
I do not fear hell, poverty, an ocean of distress, falldown from my position or even death itself as much as I fear cheating a brāhmaṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I do not fear hell, poverty, an ocean of distress, fall from my position or even death itself as much as I fear cheating a brāhmaṇa. Adhanyāt means “from poverty.”
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Personal Guidance
I fear cheating a brāhmaṇa more than hell, poverty, distress, fall from position, or death. Bali ranks his fears. Spiritual fault outweighs every material disaster. This is how a devotee orders priorities.
Reflection Questions
  • What do I fear more than spiritual fault — and is that ordering wise?
  • Where would Bali's ranking of fears change a current decision I am avoiding?
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