Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.21.19
हे विप्रचित्ते हे राहो हे नेमे श्रूयतां वच: ।
मा युध्यत निवर्तध्वं न न: कालोऽयमर्थकृत् ॥ १९ ॥
he vipracitte he rāho
[he viprachitte he raaho]
he neme śrūyatāṁ vacaḥ
[he neme shrooyataam vachah]
mā yudhyata nivartadhvaṁ
[maa yudhyata nivartadhvam]
na naḥ kālo ’yam artha-kṛt
[na nah kaalo ’yam artha-krit]
Word-for-word
he vipracitte
—
O Vipracitti
he rāho
—
O Rāhu
he neme
—
O Nemi
śrūyatām
—
kindly hear
vacaḥ
—
my words
mā
—
do not
yudhyata
—
fight
nivartadhvam
—
stop this fighting
na
—
not
naḥ
—
our
kālaḥ
—
favorable time
ayam
—
this
artha-kṛt
—
which can give us success.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
he vipracitte he rāho
he vipracitte
O Vipracitti
he rāho
O Rāhu
he neme śrūyatāṁ vacaḥ
he neme
O Nemi
śrūyatām
kindly hear
vacaḥ
my words
mā yudhyata nivartadhvaṁ
mā
do not
yudhyata
fight
nivartadhvam
stop this fighting
na naḥ kālo ’yam artha-kṛt
na
not
naḥ
our
kālaḥ
favorable time
ayam
this
artha-kṛt
which can give us success.
O Vipracitti, O Rāhu, O Nemi, please hear my words! Don’t fight. Stop immediately, for the present time is not in our favor.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vipracitti, O Rāhu, O Nemi! Please hear my words! Don't fight. Stop immediately, for the present time is not in our favor.
Personal Guidance
Vipracitti, Rāhu, Nemi — hear me! Don't fight; stop. The time is not in our favor. Bali calls his commanders by name and orders cessation. Reading the time, he chooses retreat over heroic loss.
Reflection Questions
- What current 'fight' of mine is being waged at an unfavorable time — and am I willing to call halt?
- Where would naming my advisors directly, by name, help me actually stop them?
My note
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