Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.37
स तस्य तां दशां दृष्ट्वा कृपया भृशपीडित: ।
सुद्युम्नस्याशयन् पुंस्त्वमुपाधावत शङ्करम् ॥ ३७ ॥
sa tasya tāṁ daśāṁ dṛṣṭvā
[sa tasya taam dashaam drishtvaa]
kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
[kripayaa bhrisha-peeditah]
sudyumnasyāśayan puṁstvam
[sudyumnasyaashayan pumstvam]
upādhāvata śaṅkaram
[upaadhaavata shankaram]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he, Vasiṣṭha
tasya
—
of Sudyumna
tām
—
that
daśām
—
condition
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
kṛpayā
—
out of mercy
bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
—
being very much aggrieved
sudyumnasya
—
of Sudyumna
āśayan
—
desiring
puṁstvam
—
the maleness
upādhāvata
—
began to worship
śaṅkaram
—
Lord Śiva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tasya tāṁ daśāṁ dṛṣṭvā
saḥ
he, Vasiṣṭha
tasya
of Sudyumna
tām
that
daśām
condition
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
kṛpayā
out of mercy
bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ
being very much aggrieved
sudyumnasyāśayan puṁstvam
sudyumnasya
of Sudyumna
āśayan
desiring
puṁstvam
the maleness
upādhāvata śaṅkaram
upādhāvata
began to worship
śaṅkaram
Lord Śiva.
Upon seeing Sudyumna’s deplorable condition, Vasiṣṭha was very much aggrieved. Desiring for Sudyumna to regain his maleness, Vasiṣṭha again began to worship Lord Śaṅkara [Śiva].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Upon seeing Sudyumna's condition, Vasiṣṭha, greatly pained, desired that Sudyumna regain his male form. Vasiṣṭha began to worship Śiva.
Āśayan means desiring.
Personal Guidance
Vasiṣṭha, grieved for his disciple, returns to worship Śiva for relief. A real guru carries the disciple's burden as his own and acts on it personally.
Reflection Questions
- Whose distress am I carrying in my heart enough to act for, even at personal cost?
- Do I let my teachers carry my burdens, or do I hide my real condition from them?
My note
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