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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.10.6-7

यो लोकवीरसमितौ धनुरैशमुग्रं सीतास्वयंवरगृहे त्रिशतोपनीतम् । आदाय बालगजलील इवेक्षुयष्टिं सज्ज्यीकृतं नृप विकृष्य बभञ्ज मध्ये ॥ ६ ॥ जित्वानुरूपगुणशीलवयोऽङ्गरूपां सीताभिधां श्रियमुरस्यभिलब्धमानाम् । मार्गे व्रजन् भृगुपतेर्व्यनयत् प्ररूढं दर्पं महीमकृत यस्त्रिरराजबीजाम् ॥ ७ ॥
yo loka-vīra-samitau dhanur aiśam ugraṁ
[yo loka-veera-samitau dhanur aisham ugram]
sītā-svayaṁvara-gṛhe triśatopanītam
[seetaa-svayamvara-grihe trishatopaneetam]
ādāya bāla-gaja-līla ivekṣu-yaṣṭiṁ
[aadaaya baala-gaja-leela ivekshu-yashtim]
sajjyī-kṛtaṁ nṛpa vikṛṣya babhañja madhye
[sajjyee-kritam nripa vikrishya babhanja madhye]
jitvānurūpa-guṇa-śīla-vayo ’ṅga-rūpāṁ
[jitvaanuroopa-guna-sheela-vayo ’nga-roopaam]
sītābhidhāṁ śriyam urasy abhilabdhamānām
[seetaabhidhaam shriyam urasy abhilabdhamaanaam]
mārge vrajan bhṛgupater vyanayat prarūḍhaṁ
[maarge vrajan bhrigupater vyanayat praroodham]
darpaṁ mahīm akṛta yas trir arāja-bījām
[darpam maheem akrita yas trir araaja-beejaam]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — Lord Rāmacandra who loka-vīra-samitau — in the society or in the midst of many heroes of this world dhanuḥ — the bow aiśam — of Lord Śiva ugram — very fierce sītā-svayaṁvara-gṛhe — in the hall where mother Sītā stood to select her husband triśata-upanītam — the bow carried by three hundred men ādāya — taking (that bow) bāla-gaja-līlaḥ — acting like a baby elephant in a forest of sugarcane iva — like that ikṣu-yaṣṭim — a stick of sugarcane sajjyī-kṛtam — fastened the string of the bow nṛpa — O King vikṛṣya — by bending babhañja — broke it madhye — in the middle jitvā — gaining by victory anurūpa — just befitting His position and beauty guṇa — qualities śīla — behavior vayaḥ — age aṅga — body rūpām — beauty sītā-abhidhām — the girl named Sītā śriyam — the goddess of fortune urasi — on the chest abhilabdhamānām — had gotten her previously mārge — on the way vrajan — while walking bhṛgupateḥ — of Bhṛgupati vyanayat — destroyed prarūḍham — rooted very deep darpam — pride mahīm — the earth akṛta — finished yaḥ — one who triḥ — three times (seven) arāja — without a royal dynasty bījām — seed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo loka-vīra-samitau dhanur aiśam ugraṁ
sītā-svayaṁvara-gṛhe triśatopanītam
yaḥ
Lord Rāmacandra who
loka-vīra-samitau
in the society or in the midst of many heroes of this world
ādāya bāla-gaja-līla ivekṣu-yaṣṭiṁ
sajjyī-kṛtaṁ nṛpa vikṛṣya babhañja madhye
dhanuḥ
the bow
aiśam
of Lord Śiva
ugram
very fierce
jitvānurūpa-guṇa-śīla-vayo ’ṅga-rūpāṁ
sītā-svayaṁvara-gṛhe
in the hall where mother Sītā stood to select her husband
sītābhidhāṁ śriyam urasy abhilabdhamānām
mārge vrajan bhṛgupater vyanayat prarūḍhaṁ
darpaṁ mahīm akṛta yas trir arāja-bījām
triśata-upanītam
the bow carried by three hundred men
ādāya
taking (that bow)
bāla-gaja-līlaḥ
acting like a baby elephant in a forest of sugarcane
iva
like that
ikṣu-yaṣṭim
a stick of sugarcane
sajjyī-kṛtam
fastened the string of the bow
nṛpa
O King
vikṛṣya
by bending
babhañja
broke it
madhye
in the middle
jitvā
gaining by victory
anurūpa
just befitting His position and beauty
guṇa
qualities
śīla
behavior
vayaḥ
age
aṅga
body
rūpām
beauty
sītā-abhidhām
the girl named Sītā
śriyam
the goddess of fortune
urasi
on the chest
abhilabdhamānām
had gotten her previously
mārge
on the way
vrajan
while walking
bhṛgupateḥ
of Bhṛgupati
vyanayat
destroyed
prarūḍham
rooted very deep
darpam
pride
mahīm
the earth
akṛta
finished
yaḥ
one who
triḥ
three times (seven)
arāja
without a royal dynasty
bījām
seed.
O King, the pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra were wonderful, like those of a baby elephant. In the assembly where mother Sītā was to choose her husband, in the midst of the heroes of this world, He broke the bow belonging to Lord Śiva. This bow was so heavy that it was carried by three hundred men, but Lord Rāmacandra bent and strung it and broke it in the middle, just as a baby elephant breaks a stick of sugarcane. Thus the Lord achieved the hand of mother Sītā, who was equally as endowed with transcendental qualities of form, beauty, behavior, age and nature. Indeed, she was the goddess of fortune who constantly rests on the chest of the Lord. While returning from Sītā’s home after gaining her at the assembly of competitors, Lord Rāmacandra met Paraśurāma. Although Paraśurāma was very proud, having rid the earth of the royal order twenty-one times, he was defeated by the Lord, who appeared to be a kṣatriya of the royal order.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
During Sītā’s selection of a groom, Rāma casually took the bow of Śiva, carried by three hundred men, just as a baby elephant takes a piece of sugar cane, strung it, bent it, and broke it in the middle amidst the heroes of the world, and having attained Sītā, who had previously gained respect on his chest as Lakṣmī, destroyed the profound pride of Paraśurāma who had made the earth vacant of the seed of kings twenty-one times while he traveled on the road. In the society of heroes of the world, he took the bow of Śiva casually like a piece of sugar cane, which was carried by three hundred men, strung it, bent it and broke it in the middle. Having obtained Sītā who had previously gained respect on his chest, he extinguished the pride of Paraśurāma, who had destroyed the seed of kings twenty-one times.
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Personal Guidance
Rāma effortlessly breaks Śiva's bow as a baby elephant breaks a sugarcane stalk. What looks impossible to everyone else is light in the Lord's hands — and what is easily within His grasp is also marriage to Lakṣmī Herself.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'unstrung bow' in my life have I been straining against that may be light for the Lord?
  • Where am I trying to attract by force what only the right qualification will bring?
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