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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.36

श्रीशुक उवाच तद्वीक्ष्य व्यसनं तासां कृपया भृशपीडित: । सर्वभूतसुहृद् देव इदमाह सतीं प्रियाम् ॥ ३६ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
tad-vīkṣya vyasanaṁ tāsāṁ
[tad-veekshya vyasanam taasaam]
kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
[kripayaa bhrisha-peeditah]
sarva-bhūta-suhṛd deva
[sarva-bhoota-suhrid deva]
idam āha satīṁ priyām
[idam aaha sateem priyaam]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said tat — this situation vīkṣya — seeing vyasanam — dangerous tāsām — of all the demigods kṛpayā — out of compassion bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ — greatly aggrieved sarva-bhūta-suhṛt — the friend of all living entities devaḥ — Mahādeva idam — this āha — said satīm — unto Satīdevī priyām — his very dear wife.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
tad-vīkṣya vyasanaṁ tāsāṁ
tat
this situation
vīkṣya
seeing
vyasanam
dangerous
tāsām
of all the demigods
kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
kṛpayā
out of compassion
bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
greatly aggrieved
sarva-bhūta-suhṛd deva
sarva-bhūta-suhṛt
the friend of all living entities
devaḥ
Mahādeva
idam āha satīṁ priyām
idam
this
āha
said
satīm
unto Satīdevī
priyām
his very dear wife.
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Lord Śiva is always benevolent toward all living entities. When he saw that the living entities were very much disturbed by the poison, which was spreading everywhere, he was very compassionate. Thus he spoke to his eternal consort, Satī, as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Śiva, the friend of all living entities, on seeing the danger to the devatās, became afflicted out of compassion. He spoke to his eternal consort, Satī, as follows.
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Personal Guidance
Lord Śiva is benevolent to all beings, and seeing them disturbed, compassionately turned to Satī. Real compassion notices crisis before being called. It begins with looking, then speaking to the closest one before acting.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose disturbance am I currently overlooking that compassion would have me see?
  • Whom do I 'consult' before acting on a hard call, and is that consultation honest?
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