Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.23.24
ततस्त्विन्द्र: पुरस्कृत्य देवयानेन वामनम् ।
लोकपालैर्दिवं निन्ये ब्रह्मणा चानुमोदित: ॥ २४ ॥
tatas tv indraḥ puraskṛtya
[tatas tv indrah puraskritya]
deva-yānena vāmanam
[deva-yaanena vaamanam]
loka-pālair divaṁ ninye
[loka-paalair divam ninye]
brahmaṇā cānumoditaḥ
[brahmanaa chaanumoditah]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
thereafter
tu
—
but
indraḥ
—
the King of heaven
puraskṛtya
—
keeping forward
deva-yānena
—
by an airplane used by the demigods
vāmanam
—
Lord Vāmana
loka-pālaiḥ
—
with the chiefs of all other planets
divam
—
to the heavenly planets
ninye
—
brought
brahmaṇā
—
by Lord Brahmā
ca
—
also
anumoditaḥ
—
being approved.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatas tv indraḥ puraskṛtya
tataḥ
thereafter
tu
but
indraḥ
the King of heaven
puraskṛtya
keeping forward
deva-yānena vāmanam
deva-yānena
by an airplane used by the demigods
vāmanam
Lord Vāmana
loka-pālair divaṁ ninye
loka-pālaiḥ
with the chiefs of all other planets
divam
to the heavenly planets
ninye
brought
brahmaṇā cānumoditaḥ
brahmaṇā
by Lord Brahmā
ca
also
anumoditaḥ
being approved.
Thereafter, along with all the leaders of the heavenly planets, Indra, the King of heaven, placed Lord Vāmanadeva before him and, with the approval of Lord Brahmā, brought Him to the heavenly planet in a celestial airplane.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, along with all the leaders of the heavenly planets, Indra, after honoring Vāmana, brought him to the heavenly planet in a celestial airplane with the approval of Brahmā.
Indra worshipped (puraskṛtya) Vāmana with arghya, cloth and ornaments. Deva-yānena means “by a celestial airplane” or “by the path of the devatās.”
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Personal Guidance
Indra, with all the leaders and Brahmā's approval, placed Vāmana before him and brought Him to heaven by celestial airplane. Even Indra rides behind the Lord, not in front. Position is to follow, not to lead Him.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I leading when scripture would have me follow behind the Lord?
- What 'before me' position am I claiming that He should be holding?
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