Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.11.8
कदाचिल्लोकजिज्ञासुर्गूढो रात्र्यामलक्षित: ।
चरन्वाचोऽशृणोद् रामो भार्यामुद्दिश्य कस्यचित् ॥ ८ ॥
kadācil loka-jijñāsur
[kadaachil loka-jijnaasur]
gūḍho rātryām alakṣitaḥ
[goodho raatryaam alakshitah]
caran vāco ’śṛṇod rāmo
[charan vaacho ’shrinod raamo]
bhāryām uddiśya kasyacit
[bhaaryaam uddishya kasyachit]
Word-for-word
kadācit
—
once upon a time
loka-jijñāsuḥ
—
desiring to know about the public
gūḍhaḥ
—
hiding Himself by a disguise
rātryām
—
at night
alakṣitaḥ
—
without being identified by anyone else
caran
—
walking
vācaḥ
—
speaking
aśṛṇot
—
heard
rāmaḥ
—
Lord Rāmacandra
bhāryām
—
unto His wife
uddiśya
—
indicating
kasyacit
—
of someone.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kadācil loka-jijñāsur
kadācit
once upon a time
loka-jijñāsuḥ
desiring to know about the public
gūḍho rātryām alakṣitaḥ
gūḍhaḥ
hiding Himself by a disguise
rātryām
at night
alakṣitaḥ
without being identified by anyone else
caran vāco ’śṛṇod rāmo
caran
walking
vācaḥ
speaking
bhāryām uddiśya kasyacit
aśṛṇot
heard
rāmaḥ
Lord Rāmacandra
bhāryām
unto His wife
uddiśya
indicating
kasyacit
of someone.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Once while Lord Rāmacandra was walking at night incognito, hiding Himself by a disguise to find out the people’s opinion of Himself, He heard a man speaking unfavorably about His wife, Sītādevī.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Once while Rāmacandra was walking at night incognito to learn the opinion of the people, he heard a man speaking about his wife, Sītādevī.
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Personal Guidance
Rāma walks at night in disguise to learn what citizens really think. Leadership that wants the truth must sometimes leave its uniform — public statements are not the same as private opinion.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I making decisions based on what people say to my face rather than to each other?
- How could I create channels for honest feedback without setting up surveillance?
My note
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