Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.14
तत्र श्रद्धा मनो: पत्नी होतारं समयाचत ।
दुहित्रर्थमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य पयोव्रता ॥ १४ ॥
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī
[tatra shraddhaa manoh patnee]
hotāraṁ samayācata
[hotaaram samayaachata]
duhitrartham upāgamya
[duhitrartham upaagamya]
praṇipatya payovratā
[pranipatya payovrataa]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
in that sacrifice
śraddhā
—
Śraddhā
manoḥ
—
of Manu
patnī
—
the wife
hotāram
—
to the priest performing the yajña
samayācata
—
begged properly
duhitṛ-artham
—
for a daughter
upāgamya
—
coming near
praṇipatya
—
offering obeisances
payaḥ-vratā
—
who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī
tatra
in that sacrifice
śraddhā
Śraddhā
manoḥ
of Manu
patnī
the wife
hotāraṁ samayācata
hotāram
to the priest performing the yajña
samayācata
begged properly
duhitrartham upāgamya
duhitṛ-artham
for a daughter
upāgamya
coming near
praṇipatya payovratā
praṇipatya
offering obeisances
payaḥ-vratā
who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.
During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu’s wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu's wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
Please perform a sacrifice so that I get a daughter.
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Personal Guidance
Queen Śraddhā, on a milk vow, secretly asks the priest for a daughter instead of a son. Personal desire injected into a shared sacrifice quietly bends its result.
Reflection Questions
- What private agenda am I smuggling into projects that were meant for a higher purpose?
- Where has my own 'side-prayer' overridden what the larger plan was supposed to produce?
My note
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