Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.27
तथा तदनुगा: सर्वे आत्मलिङ्गविपर्ययम् ।
दृष्ट्वा विमनसोऽभूवन् वीक्षमाणा: परस्परम् ॥ २७ ॥
tathā tad-anugāḥ sarve
[tathaa tad-anugaah sarve]
ātma-liṅga-viparyayam
[aatma-linga-viparyayam]
dṛṣṭvā vimanaso ’bhūvan
[drishtvaa vimanaso ’bhoovan]
vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam
[veekshamaanaah parasparam]
Word-for-word
tathā
—
similarly
tat-anugāḥ
—
the companions of Sudyumna
sarve
—
all of them
ātma-liṅga-viparyayam
—
the transformation of their sex into the opposite
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
vimanasaḥ
—
morose
abhūvan
—
they became
vīkṣamāṇāḥ
—
looking over
parasparam
—
one another.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathā tad-anugāḥ sarve
tathā
similarly
tat-anugāḥ
the companions of Sudyumna
sarve
all of them
ātma-liṅga-viparyayam
ātma-liṅga-viparyayam
the transformation of their sex into the opposite
dṛṣṭvā vimanaso ’bhūvan
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
vimanasaḥ
morose
abhūvan
they became
vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam
vīkṣamāṇāḥ
looking over
parasparam
one another.
When his followers also saw their identities transformed and their sex reversed, they were all very morose and just looked at one another.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When his followers also saw their gender reversed, they looked at each other in confusion.
Personal Guidance
The companions, too, are transformed — they look at each other in shock. We rarely notice how much of our identity rests on the bodies around us until they shift.
Reflection Questions
- How much of my self-image is propped up by the people who currently surround me?
- When a shared circumstance suddenly inverts, do I look to the Lord or only to my peers?
My note
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