SB 8.4.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.4.9

यद‍ृच्छया तत्र महायशा मुनि: समागमच्छिष्यगणै: परिश्रित: । तं वीक्ष्य तूष्णीमकृतार्हणादिकं रहस्युपासीनमृषिश्चुकोप ह ॥ ९ ॥

yadṛcchayā tatra mahā-yaśā muniḥ

[yadrichchayaa tatra mahaa-yashaa munih]

samāgamac chiṣya-gaṇaiḥ pariśritaḥ

[samaagamach chishya-ganaih parishritah]

taṁ vīkṣya tūṣṇīm akṛtārhaṇādikaṁ

[tam veekshya tooshneem akritaarhanaadikam]

rahasy upāsīnam ṛṣiś cukopa ha

[rahasy upaaseenam rishish chukopa ha]

Word-for-word

yadṛcchayā — out of his own will (without being invited) tatra — there mahā-yaśāḥ — very celebrated, well-known muniḥ — Agastya Muni samāgamat — arrived śiṣya-gaṇaiḥ — by his disciples pariśritaḥ — surrounded tam — him vīkṣya — seeing tūṣṇīm — silent akṛta-arhaṇa-ādikam — without offering a respectful reception rahasi — in a secluded place upāsīnam — sitting in meditation ṛṣiḥ — the great sage cukopa — became very angry ha — it so happened.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yadṛcchayā tatra mahā-yaśā muniḥ

yadṛcchayā

out of his own will (without being invited)

tatra

there

mahā-yaśāḥ

very celebrated, well-known

muniḥ

Agastya Muni

samāgamac chiṣya-gaṇaiḥ pariśritaḥ

samāgamat

arrived

taṁ vīkṣya tūṣṇīm akṛtārhaṇādikaṁ

rahasy upāsīnam ṛṣiś cukopa ha

śiṣya-gaṇaiḥ

by his disciples

pariśritaḥ

surrounded

tam

him

vīkṣya

seeing

tūṣṇīm

silent

akṛta-arhaṇa-ādikam

without offering a respectful reception

rahasi

in a secluded place

upāsīnam

sitting in meditation

ṛṣiḥ

the great sage

cukopa

became very angry

it so happened.

While Indradyumna Mahārāja was engaged in ecstatic meditation, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the great sage Agastya Muni arrived there, surrounded by his disciples. When the Muni saw that Mahārāja Indradyumna, who was sitting in a secluded place, remained silent and did not follow the etiquette of offering him a reception, he was very angry.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The sage Agastya arrived there, surrounded by his disciples. When the sage saw Mahārāja Indradyumna, sitting silently engaged in worship in a secluded place without offering him a reception, he became angry. The sage was Agastya.

Personal Guidance

Agastya Muni arrives, finds the silent king has not risen to greet him, and becomes angry. Even saints can react sharply to perceived disrespect. Devotional absorption does not exempt us from social etiquette toward elders and guests.

Reflection Questions

Where does my private spiritual practice leak into rudeness toward people in front of me?
How do I balance inward absorption with outward respect when both are sacred?

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