Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.40
आचार्यानुग्रहात् कामं लब्ध्वा पुंस्त्वं व्यवस्थया ।
पालयामास जगतीं नाभ्यनन्दन् स्म तं प्रजा: ॥ ४० ॥
ācāryānugrahāt kāmaṁ
[aachaaryaanugrahaat kaamam]
labdhvā puṁstvaṁ vyavasthayā
[labdhvaa pumstvam vyavasthayaa]
pālayām āsa jagatīṁ
[paalayaam aasa jagateem]
nābhyanandan sma taṁ prajāḥ
[naabhyanandan sma tam prajaah]
Word-for-word
ācārya-anugrahāt
—
by the mercy of the spiritual master
kāmam
—
desired
labdhvā
—
having achieved
puṁstvam
—
maleness
vyavasthayā
—
by this settlement of Lord Śiva
pālayām āsa
—
he ruled
jagatīm
—
the whole world
na abhyanandan sma
—
were not satisfied with
tam
—
to the king
prajāḥ
—
the citizens.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ācāryānugrahāt kāmaṁ
ācārya-anugrahāt
by the mercy of the spiritual master
kāmam
desired
labdhvā puṁstvaṁ vyavasthayā
labdhvā
having achieved
puṁstvam
maleness
vyavasthayā
by this settlement of Lord Śiva
pālayām āsa jagatīṁ
pālayām āsa
he ruled
jagatīm
the whole world
nābhyanandan sma taṁ prajāḥ
na abhyanandan sma
were not satisfied with
tam
to the king
prajāḥ
the citizens.
Thus being favored by the spiritual master, according to the words of Lord Śiva, Sudyumna regained his desired maleness every alternate month and in this way ruled the kingdom, although the citizens were not satisfied with this.
Purport
The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discharge his royal duty. Consequently they were not very satisfied.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus favored by the guru, according to this arrangement, Sudyumna regained his desired maleness every alternate month and in this way ruled the kingdom, although the citizens were not satisfied with this.
The citizens were not happy because every other month the King would disappear when he became a woman.
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Personal Guidance
Sudyumna rules, but the citizens are not satisfied with a part-time king. Outward arrangements that leave a core duty unfulfilled never fully please those who depend on us.
Reflection Questions
- Where are the people who depend on me sensing that I am only 'half present'?
- What full presence is being asked of me that I keep negotiating down?
My note
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