Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.10.10
सीताकथाश्रवणदीपितहृच्छयेन
सृष्टं विलोक्य नृपते दशकन्धरेण ।
जघ्नेऽद्भुतैणवपुषाश्रमतोऽपकृष्टो
मारीचमाशु विशिखेन यथा कमुग्र: ॥ १० ॥
sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛc-chayena
[seetaa-kathaa-shravana-deepita-hrich-chayena]
sṛṣṭaṁ vilokya nṛpate daśa-kandhareṇa
[srishtam vilokya nripate dasha-kandharena]
jaghne ’dbhutaiṇa-vapuṣāśramato ’pakṛṣṭo
[jaghne ’dbhutaina-vapushaashramato ’pakrishto]
mārīcam āśu viśikhena yathā kam ugraḥ
[maareecham aashu vishikhena yathaa kam ugrah]
Word-for-word
sītā-kathā
—
topics about Sītādevī
śravaṇa
—
by hearing
dīpita
—
agitated
hṛt-śayena
—
lusty desires within the mind of Rāvaṇa
sṛṣṭam
—
created
vilokya
—
seeing that
nṛpate
—
O King Parīkṣit
daśa-kandhareṇa
—
by Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads
jaghne
—
the Lord killed
adbhuta-eṇa-vapuṣā
—
by a deer made of gold
āśramataḥ
—
from His residence
apakṛṣṭaḥ
—
distracted to a distance
mārīcam
—
the demon Mārīca, who assumed the form of a golden deer
āśu
—
immediately
viśikhena
—
by a sharp arrow
yathā
—
as
kam
—
Dakṣa
ugraḥ
—
Lord Śiva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sītā-kathā-śravaṇa-dīpita-hṛc-chayena
sītā-kathā
topics about Sītādevī
śravaṇa
by hearing
dīpita
agitated
hṛt-śayena
lusty desires within the mind of Rāvaṇa
sṛṣṭaṁ vilokya nṛpate daśa-kandhareṇa
sṛṣṭam
created
vilokya
seeing that
nṛpate
O King Parīkṣit
daśa-kandhareṇa
by Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads
jaghne ’dbhutaiṇa-vapuṣāśramato ’pakṛṣṭo
jaghne
the Lord killed
adbhuta-eṇa-vapuṣā
by a deer made of gold
āśramataḥ
from His residence
apakṛṣṭaḥ
distracted to a distance
mārīcam āśu viśikhena yathā kam ugraḥ
mārīcam
the demon Mārīca, who assumed the form of a golden deer
āśu
immediately
viśikhena
by a sharp arrow
yathā
as
kam
Dakṣa
ugraḥ
Lord Śiva.
O King Parīkṣit, when Rāvaṇa, who had ten heads on his shoulders, heard about the beautiful and attractive features of Sītā, his mind was agitated by lusty desires, and he went to kidnap her. To distract Lord Rāmacandra from His āśrama, Rāvaṇa sent Mārīca in the form of a golden deer, and when Lord Rāmacandra saw that wonderful deer, He left His residence and followed it and finally killed it with a sharp arrow, just as Lord Śiva killed Dakṣa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Seeing the deer who was actually Mārīca in disguise send by Rāvaṇa, who was enflamed with desire on hearing about Sītā, Rama was lured away from the hermitage by the deer’s fabulous golden body, and killed the deer with his sharp arrow just as Śiva killed Dakṣa.
Then, on seeing Mārīca in the form of a deer sent by Rāvaṇa (who thought of stealing her on hearing about her from Sūrpaṇakha), which was a ploy to lure Rāma from the hermitage, Rāma, lured far away from the hermitage by the astonishing golden deer, killed Mārīca just as Śiva killed Dakṣa (kam).
Personal Guidance
Rāvaṇa sends a golden deer because lust will use beauty to distract us from what is truly precious. The exact mechanism of every spiritual loss is the same — a beautiful distraction at the moment when our beloved is least protected.
Reflection Questions
- What 'golden deer' is currently trying to lure me out of my āśrama?
- When my attention chases it, who is left unprotected at home?
My note
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