Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.9.6
सा त्वं न: स्पर्धमानानामेकवस्तुनि मानिनि ।
ज्ञातीनां बद्धवैराणां शं विधत्स्व सुमध्यमे ॥ ६ ॥
sā tvaṁ naḥ spardhamānānām
[saa tvam nah spardhamaanaanaam]
eka-vastuni mānini
[eka-vastuni maanini]
jñātīnāṁ baddha-vairāṇāṁ
[jnaateenaam baddha-vairaanaam]
śaṁ vidhatsva sumadhyame
[sham vidhatsva sumadhyame]
Word-for-word
sā
—
as such You are
tvam
—
Your good self
naḥ
—
of all of us demons
spardhamānānām
—
of those who are becoming increasingly inimical
eka-vastuni
—
in one subject matter (the container of nectar)
mānini
—
O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position
jñātīnām
—
among our family members
baddha-vairāṇām
—
increasingly becoming enemies
śam
—
auspiciousness
vidhatsva
—
must execute
su-madhyame
—
O beautiful thin-waisted woman.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sā tvaṁ naḥ spardhamānānām
sā
as such You are
tvam
Your good self
naḥ
of all of us demons
spardhamānānām
of those who are becoming increasingly inimical
eka-vastuni mānini
eka-vastuni
in one subject matter (the container of nectar)
mānini
O You who are most beautiful in Your prestigious position
jñātīnāṁ baddha-vairāṇāṁ
jñātīnām
among our family members
baddha-vairāṇām
increasingly becoming enemies
śaṁ vidhatsva sumadhyame
śam
auspiciousness
vidhatsva
must execute
su-madhyame
O beautiful thin-waisted woman.
We are now all engaged in enmity among ourselves because of this one subject matter — the container of nectar. Although we have been born in the same family, we are becoming increasingly inimical. O thin-waisted woman, who are so beautiful in Your prestigious position, we therefore request You to favor us by settling our dispute.
Purport
The demons understood that the beautiful woman had attracted the attention of them all. Therefore they unanimously requested Her to become the arbiter to settle their dispute.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
We, of one family, have become inimical to each other, competing because of this pot. O thin-waisted, esteemed woman! Please create auspiciousness for us.
Your intentions can be settled later. Now, please act to please us.
Personal Guidance
Settle our dispute, the demons asked the unknown beautiful stranger. Bewildered people hand authority over to whoever attracts them. The judge they pick is the symptom — not the solution — of their condition.
Reflection Questions
- Whom am I asking to settle disputes in my life because they appeal to me, not because they are qualified?
- Where would a genuinely neutral arbiter — not a charming one — be a better choice?
My note
Source: vedabase.io