Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.13
ब्रह्मा तां रह आहूय समप्राक्षीच्च सान्त्वयन् ।
सोमस्येत्याह शनकै: सोमस्तं तावदग्रहीत् ॥ १३ ॥
brahmā tāṁ raha āhūya
[brahmaa taam raha aahooya]
samaprākṣīc ca sāntvayan
[samapraaksheech cha saantvayan]
somasyety āha śanakaiḥ
[somasyety aaha shanakaih]
somas taṁ tāvad agrahīt
[somas tam taavad agraheet]
Word-for-word
brahmā
—
Lord Brahmā
tām
—
unto her, Tārā
rahaḥ
—
in a secluded place
āhūya
—
putting her
samaprākṣīt
—
inquired in detail
ca
—
and
sāntvayan
—
pacifying
somasya
—
this son belongs to Soma, the moon-god
iti
—
thus
āha
—
she replied
śanakaiḥ
—
very slowly
somaḥ
—
Soma
tam
—
the child
tāvat
—
immediately
agrahīt
—
took charge of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmā tāṁ raha āhūya
brahmā
Lord Brahmā
tām
unto her, Tārā
rahaḥ
in a secluded place
āhūya
putting her
samaprākṣīc ca sāntvayan
samaprākṣīt
inquired in detail
ca
and
sāntvayan
pacifying
somasyety āha śanakaiḥ
somasya
this son belongs to Soma, the moon-god
somas taṁ tāvad agrahīt
iti
thus
āha
she replied
śanakaiḥ
very slowly
somaḥ
Soma
tam
the child
tāvat
immediately
agrahīt
took charge of.
Lord Brahmā then brought Tārā to a secluded place, and after pacifying her he asked to whom the child actually belonged. She replied very slowly, “This is the son of Soma, the moon-god.” Then the moon-god immediately took charge of the child.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā, calling Tārā to a secluded place, calmed her and then asked her. Eventually she admitted it was Soma’s child, and Soma then took the child.
Rahaḥ means alone.
Personal Guidance
Brahmā gently takes Tārā aside, pacifies her, and only then asks. Truth-telling requires safe space — public demands rarely produce honest answers.
Reflection Questions
- Whom have I demanded honesty from in public when the same question in private would have worked?
- Where could I make space for someone to confess without losing face?
My note
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