Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.6
इत्युत्ससर्ज स्वं देहं निमिरध्यात्मकोविद: ।
मित्रावरुणयोर्जज्ञे उर्वश्यां प्रपितामह: ॥ ६ ॥
ity utsasarja svaṁ dehaṁ
[ity utsasarja svam deham]
nimir adhyātma-kovidaḥ
[nimir adhyaatma-kovidah]
mitrā-varuṇayor jajñe
[mitraa-varunayor jajne]
urvaśyāṁ prapitāmahaḥ
[urvashyaam prapitaamahah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
utsasarja
—
gave up
svam
—
his own
deham
—
body
nimiḥ
—
Mahārāja Nimi
adhyātma-kovidaḥ
—
fully conversant with spiritual knowledge
mitrā-varuṇayoḥ
—
from the semen of Mitra and Varuṇa (discharged from seeing the beauty of Urvaśī)
jajñe
—
was born
urvaśyām
—
through Urvaśī, a prostitute of the heavenly kingdom
prapitāmahaḥ
—
Vasiṣṭha, who was known as the great-grandfather.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity utsasarja svaṁ dehaṁ
iti
thus
utsasarja
gave up
svam
his own
deham
body
nimir adhyātma-kovidaḥ
nimiḥ
Mahārāja Nimi
adhyātma-kovidaḥ
fully conversant with spiritual knowledge
mitrā-varuṇayor jajñe
mitrā-varuṇayoḥ
from the semen of Mitra and Varuṇa (discharged from seeing the beauty of Urvaśī)
jajñe
was born
urvaśyāṁ prapitāmahaḥ
urvaśyām
through Urvaśī, a prostitute of the heavenly kingdom
prapitāmahaḥ
Vasiṣṭha, who was known as the great-grandfather.
After saying this, Mahārāja Nimi, who was expert in the science of spiritual knowledge, gave up his body. Vasiṣṭha, the great-grandfather, gave up his body also, but through the semen discharged by Mitra and Varuṇa when they saw Urvaśī, he was born again.
Purport
Mitra and Varuṇa chanced to meet Urvaśī, the most beautiful prostitute of the heavenly kingdom, and they became lusty. Because they were great saints, they tried to control their lust, but they could not do so, and thus they discharged semen. This semen was kept carefully in a waterpot, and Vasiṣṭha was born from it.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After saying this, Mahārāja Nimi, who was expert in the science of spiritual knowledge, gave up his body. Vasiṣṭha, the great-grandfather, gave up his body also, but through the semen discharged by Mitra and Varuṇa when they saw Urvaśī, he was born again.
Vasiṣṭha (prapitāmaḥ) gave up his body but was born from Mitra and Varuṇa. On seeing Urvaśī they discharged semen which was kept in a pot. Śruti says kumbhe retaḥ siṣicatuḥ samānam: they discharged their semen in a pot in equal amounts. (Ṛg Veda 7.33.13)
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Personal Guidance
Both give up their bodies; Vasiṣṭha is reborn through Mitra and Varuṇa's seminal discharge upon seeing Urvaśī. Even mighty sages can be undone in a moment by lust — and the seed thus emitted, kept in a pot, fathers a great soul.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I assuming personal strength against an attraction that ruins greater souls than mine?
- What 'pot' might the Lord be using to redeem something I have already lost?
My note
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