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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.18

तत: शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् । सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात् शीरध्वज: स्मृत: ॥ १८ ॥
tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe
[tatah sheeradhvajo jajne]
yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm
[yajnaartham karshato maheem]
sītā śīrāgrato jātā
[seetaa sheeraagrato jaataa]
tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ
[tasmaat sheeradhvajah smritah]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — from Hrasvaromā śīradhvajaḥ — a son named Śīradhvaja jajñe — was born yajña-artham — for performing sacrifices karṣataḥ — while plowing the field mahīm — the earth sītā — mother Sītā, the wife of Lord Rāmacandra śīra-agrataḥ — from the front portion of the plow jātā — was born tasmāt — therefore śīradhvajaḥ — was known as Śīradhvaja smṛtaḥ — celebrated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe
tataḥ
from Hrasvaromā
śīradhvajaḥ
a son named Śīradhvaja
jajñe
was born
yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm
yajña-artham
for performing sacrifices
karṣataḥ
while plowing the field
mahīm
the earth
sītā śīrāgrato jātā
sītā
mother Sītā, the wife of Lord Rāmacandra
śīra-agrataḥ
from the front portion of the plow
jātā
was born
tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ
tasmāt
therefore
śīradhvajaḥ
was known as Śīradhvaja
smṛtaḥ
celebrated.
From Hrasvaromā came a son named Śīradhvaja [also called Janaka]. When Śīradhvaja was plowing a field, from the front of his plow [śīra] appeared a daughter named Sītādevī, who later became the wife of Lord Rāmacandra. Thus he was known as Śīradhvaja.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From Hrasvaromā came a son named Śīradhvaja (also called Janaka). When Śīradhvaja was plowing a field for sacrifice, from the front of his plow appeared a daughter named Sītā. Thus he was known as Śīradhvaja. While plowing the field Sītā, the wife of Rāma, appeared from the front of his plow. Therefore he was called Śiradhvaja, one who has fame (dhvaja) because of a plow (śīra).
Personal Guidance
Śīradhvaja is plowing a field when Sītā appears at the tip of his plow — divinity emerges from the most ordinary labor. The Lord's consort can be uncovered in the soil of routine work, not only in grand temples.
Reflection Questions
  • What spiritual gift might be waiting under the ordinary work I am avoiding?
  • Where am I expecting divinity in the dramatic when it is hidden in the field I refuse to plow?
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