Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.15
तानभिद्रवतो दृष्ट्वा दितिजानीकपान् नृप ।
प्रहस्यानुचरा विष्णो: प्रत्यषेधन्नुदायुधा: ॥ १५ ॥
tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā
[taan abhidravato drishtvaa]
ditijānīkapān nṛpa
[ditijaaneekapaan nripa]
prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ
[prahasyaanucharaa vishnoh]
pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ
[pratyashedhann udaayudhaah]
Word-for-word
tān
—
them
abhidravataḥ
—
thus going forward
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
ditija-anīka-pān
—
the soldiers of the demons
nṛpa
—
O King
prahasya
—
smiling
anucarāḥ
—
the associates
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
pratyaṣedhan
—
forbade
udāyudhāḥ
—
taking up their weapons.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā
tān
them
abhidravataḥ
thus going forward
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
ditijānīkapān nṛpa
ditija-anīka-pān
the soldiers of the demons
nṛpa
O King
prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ
prahasya
smiling
anucarāḥ
the associates
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ
pratyaṣedhan
forbade
udāyudhāḥ
taking up their weapons.
O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! When the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the demons attacking, they took up their weapons while smiling and repulsed them.
Personal Guidance
The Lord's associates saw the violent demons coming and smiled, taking up weapons to stop them. Divine attendants smile even at threat. The smile is not innocence — it is confidence. Protection is in place.
Reflection Questions
- Can I smile at threats I face, knowing whom I am sheltered by?
- Where do I respond with panic where the dharmic posture is calm-armed amusement?
My note
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