Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.11.24
श्रीराजोवाच
कथं स भगवान् रामो भ्रातृन् वा स्वयमात्मन: ।
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śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
kathaṁ sa bhagavān rāmo
[katham sa bhagavaan raamo]
bhrātṝn vā svayam ātmanaḥ
[bhraatreen vaa svayam aatmanah]
tasmin vā te ’nvavartanta
[tasmin vaa te ’nvavartanta]
prajāḥ paurāś ca īśvare
[prajaah pauraash cha eeshvare]
Word-for-word
śrī-rājā uvāca
—
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired
katham
—
how
saḥ
—
He, the Lord
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
rāmaḥ
—
Lord Rāmacandra
bhrātṝn
—
unto the brothers (Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna)
vā
—
either
svayam
—
personally
ātmanaḥ
—
expansions of His person
tasmin
—
unto the Lord
vā
—
either
te
—
they (all the inhabitants and the brothers)
anvavartanta
—
behaved
prajāḥ
—
all the inhabitants
paurāḥ
—
the citizens
ca
—
and
īśvare
—
unto the Supreme Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired
kathaṁ sa bhagavān rāmo
katham
how
saḥ
He, the Lord
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
rāmaḥ
Lord Rāmacandra
bhrātṝn vā svayam ātmanaḥ
bhrātṝn
unto the brothers (Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna)
vā
either
svayam
personally
ātmanaḥ
expansions of His person
tasmin vā te ’nvavartanta
tasmin
unto the Lord
vā
either
te
they (all the inhabitants and the brothers)
anvavartanta
behaved
prajāḥ paurāś ca īśvare
prajāḥ
all the inhabitants
paurāḥ
the citizens
ca
and
īśvare
unto the Supreme Lord.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: How did the Lord conduct Himself, and how did He behave in relationship with His brothers, who were expansions of His own self? And how did His brothers and the inhabitants of Ayodhyā treat Him?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: How did the Lord conduct himself and how did he behave in relationship with his brothers, who were expansions of his own self? And how did his brothers and the inhabitants of Ayodhyā treat him?
How did he act with his own brothers? How did he conduct himself? How did his brothers and the citizens act towards him? There are three questions.
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Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit, instead of jumping to the next story, pauses to ask about Rāma's actual conduct with His brothers and citizens. Curiosity about devotional behavior between persons is itself a sign of maturing taste.
Reflection Questions
- Am I more curious about doctrine than about the actual conduct of devotees?
- What specific relational behavior in scripture would I most like to imitate?
My note
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