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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.11.2

होत्रेऽददाद् दिशं प्राचीं ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां प्रभु: । अध्वर्यवे प्रतीचीं वा उत्तरां सामगाय स: ॥ २ ॥
hotre ’dadād diśaṁ prācīṁ
[hotre ’dadaad disham praacheem]
brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṁ prabhuḥ
[brahmane dakshinaam prabhuh]
adhvaryave pratīcīṁ vā
[adhvaryave prateecheem vaa]
uttarāṁ sāmagāya saḥ
[uttaraam saamagaaya sah]
Word-for-word
hotre — unto the hotā priest, who offers oblations adadāt — gave diśam — direction prācīm — the whole eastern side brahmaṇe — unto the brahmā priest, who supervises what is done in the sacrificial arena dakṣiṇām — the southern side prabhuḥ — Lord Rāmacandra adhvaryave — unto the adhvaryu priest pratīcīm — the whole western side vā — also uttarām — the northern side sāma-gāya — unto the udgātā priest, who sings the Sāma Veda saḥ — He (Lord Rāmacandra).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hotre ’dadād diśaṁ prācīṁ
hotre
unto the hotā priest, who offers oblations
adadāt
gave
diśam
direction
prācīm
the whole eastern side
brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṁ prabhuḥ
brahmaṇe
unto the brahmā priest, who supervises what is done in the sacrificial arena
dakṣiṇām
the southern side
prabhuḥ
Lord Rāmacandra
adhvaryave pratīcīṁ vā
adhvaryave
unto the adhvaryu priest
pratīcīm
the whole western side
vā
also
uttarāṁ sāmagāya saḥ
uttarām
the northern side
sāma-gāya
unto the udgātā priest, who sings the Sāma Veda
saḥ
He (Lord Rāmacandra).
Lord Rāmacandra gave the entire east to the hotā priest, the entire south to the brahmā priest, the west to the adhvaryu priest, and the north to the udgātā priest, the reciter of the Sāma Veda. In this way, He donated His kingdom.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Rāmacandra gave the east to the hotā priest, the south to the brahmā priest, the west to the adhvaryu priest, and the north to the udgātā priest, the reciter of the Sāma Veda.
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Personal Guidance
Rāma gives entire directions of His kingdom to the priestly officiants. The Lord's generosity to those who serve sacred functions is staggering — He gave away whole regions for one yajṣa.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I genuinely generous with those who serve devotional functions in my community?
  • What 'direction' of my own resources have I refused to share with sacred service?
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