Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.35
सुदेहोऽयं पतत्यत्र देवि दूरं हृतस्त्वया ।
खादन्त्येनं वृका गृध्रास्त्वत्प्रसादस्य नास्पदम् ॥ ३५ ॥
sudeho ’yaṁ pataty atra
[sudeho ’yam pataty atra]
devi dūraṁ hṛtas tvayā
[devi dooram hritas tvayaa]
khādanty enaṁ vṛkā gṛdhrās
[khaadanty enam vrikaa gridhraas]
tvat-prasādasya nāspadam
[tvat-prasaadasya naaspadam]
Word-for-word
su-dehaḥ
—
very beautiful body
ayam
—
this
patati
—
will now fall down
atra
—
on the spot
devi
—
O Urvaśī
dūram
—
far, far away from home
hṛtaḥ
—
taken away
tvayā
—
by you
khādanti
—
they will eat
enam
—
this (body)
vṛkāḥ
—
foxes
gṛdhrāḥ
—
vultures
tvat
—
your
prasādasya
—
in mercy
na
—
not
āspadam
—
suitable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sudeho ’yaṁ pataty atra
su-dehaḥ
very beautiful body
devi dūraṁ hṛtas tvayā
ayam
this
khādanty enaṁ vṛkā gṛdhrās
tvat-prasādasya nāspadam
patati
will now fall down
atra
on the spot
devi
O Urvaśī
dūram
far, far away from home
hṛtaḥ
taken away
tvayā
by you
khādanti
they will eat
enam
this (body)
vṛkāḥ
foxes
gṛdhrāḥ
vultures
tvat
your
prasādasya
in mercy
na
not
āspadam
suitable.
O goddess, now that you have refused me, my beautiful body will fall down here, and because it is unsuitable for your pleasure, it will be eaten by foxes and vultures.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O goddess! Now that you have refused me, my beautiful body will fall down here, and because it is not the object of your mercy, it will be eaten by foxes and vultures.
He invokes her compassion while she sees him.
Personal Guidance
He threatens to die so foxes and vultures will eat his body. Manipulative grief — including the threat of self-destruction — is also a temptation that the Bhāgavatam unflinchingly shows.
Reflection Questions
- Where in past relationships have I used dramatic threats as currency?
- Whom in my current life is using such currency on me, and what is the right response?
My note
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