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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.10.53

नाधिव्याधिजराग्लानिदु:खशोकभयक्लमा: । मृत्युश्चानिच्छतां नासीद् रामे राजन्यधोक्षजे ॥ ५३ ॥
nādhi-vyādhi-jarā-glāni-
[naadhi-vyaadhi-jaraa-glaani-]
duḥkha-śoka-bhaya-klamāḥ
[duhkha-shoka-bhaya-klamaah]
mṛtyuś cānicchatāṁ nāsīd
[mrityush chaanichchataam naaseed]
rāme rājany adhokṣaje
[raame raajany adhokshaje]
Word-for-word
na — not ādhi — adhyātmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika sufferings (that is, sufferings from the body and mind, from other living entities and from nature) vyādhi — diseases jarā — old age glāni — bereavement duḥkha — grief śoka — lamentation bhaya — fear klamāḥ — and fatigue mṛtyuḥ — death ca — also anicchatām — of those who did not like it na āsīt — there was not rāme — during the rule of Lord Rāmacandra rājani — because of His being the king adhokṣaje — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is beyond this material world.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nādhi-vyādhi-jarā-glāni-
na
not
ādhi
adhyātmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika sufferings (that is, sufferings from the body and mind, from other living entities and from nature)
vyādhi
diseases
jarā
old age
glāni
bereavement
duḥkha-śoka-bhaya-klamāḥ
duḥkha
grief
śoka
lamentation
bhaya
fear
klamāḥ
and fatigue
mṛtyuś cānicchatāṁ nāsīd
mṛtyuḥ
death
ca
also
anicchatām
of those who did not like it
na āsīt
there was not
rāme rājany adhokṣaje
rāme
during the rule of Lord Rāmacandra
rājani
because of His being the king
adhokṣaje
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is beyond this material world.
When Lord Rāmacandra, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the King of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, bereavement, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue were completely absent. There was even no death for those who did not want it.
Purport

All these facilities existed because of Lord Rāmacandra’s presence as the king of the entire world. A similar situation could be introduced immediately, even in this age called Kali, the worst of all ages. It is said, kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa-avatāra: Kṛṣṇa descends in this Kali-yuga in the form of His holy name — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma. If we chant offenselessly, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are still present in this age. The kingdom of Rāma was immensely popular and beneficial, and the spreading of this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement can immediately introduce a similar situation, even in this Kali-yuga.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When Rāmacandra, Supreme Lord, was the king of this world, all bodily and mental suffering, disease, old age, debility, lamentation, distress, fear and fatigue and death were completely absent, if so desired.
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Personal Guidance
Under Rāma's rule, even death was optional for those who did not want it. The same Lord, present as the holy name in Kali-yuga, can still purify the time we live in — if we chant offenselessly.
Reflection Questions
  • How much of the modern atmosphere of fear and fatigue do I treat as inevitable?
  • Where could careful, offenseless chanting actually change the climate around me?
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