Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.31
ऋषयोऽपि तयोर्वीक्ष्य प्रसङ्गं रममाणयो: ।
निवृत्ता: प्रययुस्तस्मान्नरनारायणाश्रमम् ॥ ३१ ॥
ṛṣayo ’pi tayor vīkṣya
[rishayo ’pi tayor veekshya]
prasaṅgaṁ ramamāṇayoḥ
[prasangam ramamaanayoh]
nivṛttāḥ prayayus tasmān
[nivrittaah prayayus tasmaan]
nara-nārāyaṇāśramam
[nara-naaraayanaashramam]
Word-for-word
ṛṣayaḥ
—
all the great saintly persons
api
—
also
tayoḥ
—
of both of them
vīkṣya
—
seeing
prasaṅgam
—
engagement in sexual matters
ramamāṇayoḥ
—
who were enjoying in that way
nivṛttāḥ
—
desisted from going further
prayayuḥ
—
immediately departed
tasmāt
—
from that place
nara-nārāyaṇa-āśramam
—
to the āśrama of Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛṣayo ’pi tayor vīkṣya
ṛṣayaḥ
all the great saintly persons
api
also
tayoḥ
of both of them
vīkṣya
seeing
prasaṅgaṁ ramamāṇayoḥ
prasaṅgam
engagement in sexual matters
ramamāṇayoḥ
who were enjoying in that way
nivṛttāḥ prayayus tasmān
nivṛttāḥ
desisted from going further
prayayuḥ
immediately departed
tasmāt
from that place
nara-nārāyaṇāśramam
nara-nārāyaṇa-āśramam
to the āśrama of Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Seeing Lord Śiva and Pārvatī engaged in sexual affairs, all the great saintly persons immediately desisted from going further and departed for the āśrama of Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing Lord Śiva and Pārvatī engaged in intimacy, all the sages refrained from approaching and departed for the hermitage of Nara-Nārāyaṇa.
Personal Guidance
The sages quietly leave when they see Śiva and Pārvatī in intimacy — a model of respecting another's private space without comment or judgement.
Reflection Questions
- Do I look away from what is not mine to see, or do I linger out of curiosity?
- Where do I owe someone the gift of leaving quietly?
My note
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