Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.11
अनेन याचमानेन शत्रुणा वटुरूपिणा ।
सर्वस्वं नो हृतं भर्तुर्न्यस्तदण्डस्य बर्हिषि ॥ ११ ॥
anena yācamānena
[anena yaachamaanena]
śatruṇā vaṭu-rūpiṇā
[shatrunaa vatu-roopinaa]
sarvasvaṁ no hṛtaṁ bhartur
[sarvasvam no hritam bhartur]
nyasta-daṇḍasya barhiṣi
[nyasta-dandasya barhishi]
Word-for-word
anena
—
by Him
yācamānena
—
who is in the position of a beggar
śatruṇā
—
by the enemy
vaṭu-rūpiṇā
—
in the form of a brahmacārī
sarvasvam
—
everything
naḥ
—
our
hṛtam
—
has been taken away
bhartuḥ
—
of our master
nyasta
—
had been given up
daṇḍasya
—
of whom the power of giving punishment
barhiṣi
—
because of taking the vow of a ritualistic ceremony.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anena yācamānena
anena
by Him
yācamānena
who is in the position of a beggar
śatruṇā vaṭu-rūpiṇā
śatruṇā
by the enemy
vaṭu-rūpiṇā
in the form of a brahmacārī
sarvasvaṁ no hṛtaṁ bhartur
sarvasvam
everything
naḥ
our
hṛtam
has been taken away
bhartuḥ
of our master
nyasta-daṇḍasya barhiṣi
nyasta
had been given up
daṇḍasya
of whom the power of giving punishment
barhiṣi
because of taking the vow of a ritualistic ceremony.
“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, because of his position in performing the yajña, has given up the power to punish. Taking advantage of this, our eternal enemy, Viṣṇu, dressed in the form of a brahmacārī beggar, has taken away all his possessions.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Our enemy, Viṣṇu, dressed in the form of a begging brahmacārī, has taken away all the possessions of our master who, because of his position in performing sacrifice, has given up the power to punish.
Barhiṣi means “in sacrifice.”
Personal Guidance
Bali, bound by yajña's etiquette, has given up his power to punish — Viṣṇu, our eternal enemy, took advantage. The followers blame the timing. They mistake their master's spiritual maturity for tactical disadvantage.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I mistake my own (or another's) growth into restraint as exploitable weakness?
- What 'tactical disadvantage' have I been counseled to compensate for, when restraint was actually wisdom?
My note
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