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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.29

यद्विश्रम्भादहं नष्टा हृतापत्या च दस्युभि: । य: शेते निशि सन्त्रस्तो यथा नारी दिवा पुमान् ॥ २९ ॥
yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ naṣṭā
[yad-vishrambhaad aham nashtaa]
hṛtāpatyā ca dasyubhiḥ
[hritaapatyaa cha dasyubhih]
yaḥ śete niśi santrasto
[yah shete nishi santrasto]
yathā nārī divā pumān
[yathaa naaree divaa pumaan]
Word-for-word
yat-viśrambhāt — because of depending upon whom aham — I (am) naṣṭā — lost hṛta-apatyā — bereft of my two sons, the lambs ca — also dasyubhiḥ — by the plunderers yaḥ — he who (my so-called husband) śete — lies down niśi — at night santrastaḥ — being afraid yathā — as nārī — a woman divā — during the daytime pumān — male.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ naṣṭā
yat-viśrambhāt
because of depending upon whom
aham
I (am)
naṣṭā
lost
hṛtāpatyā ca dasyubhiḥ
hṛta-apatyā
bereft of my two sons, the lambs
ca
also
dasyubhiḥ
by the plunderers
yaḥ śete niśi santrasto
yaḥ
he who (my so-called husband)
śete
lies down
niśi
at night
santrastaḥ
being afraid
yathā nārī divā pumān
yathā
as
nārī
a woman
divā
during the daytime
pumān
male.
“Because I depended on him, the plunderers have deprived me of my two sons the lambs, and therefore I am now lost. My husband lies down at night in fear, exactly like a woman, although he appears to be a man during the day.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Because I depended on him, the plunderers have deprived me of my two sons the lambs, and therefore I am now lost. My husband lies down at night in fear, exactly like a woman, although he appears to be a man during the day. As night he is afraid like a woman. He cannot get the sheep back from the thieves. By day only, he is a man.
Personal Guidance
She accuses him of cowering at night like a woman though appearing manly by day. The Bhāgavatam plainly preserves the harshest words; we should not be shocked when relationships under stress turn brutal.
Reflection Questions
  • What harsh truth has been said about me that I have refused to receive?
  • Where do I owe a less brutal but equally honest hearing to a partner's frustration?
📝 My note

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