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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.7

सर्वदेवगणोपेतो महेन्द्रो गुरुमन्वयात् । सुरासुरविनाशोऽभूत् समरस्तारकामय: ॥ ७ ॥
sarva-deva-gaṇopeto
[sarva-deva-ganopeto]
mahendro gurum anvayāt
[mahendro gurum anvayaat]
surāsura-vināśo ’bhūt
[suraasura-vinaasho ’bhoot]
samaras tārakāmayaḥ
[samaras taarakaamayah]
Word-for-word
sarva-deva-gaṇa — by all the different demigods upetaḥ — joined mahendraḥ — Mahendra, the King of heaven, Indra gurum — his spiritual master anvayāt — followed sura — of the demigods asura — and of the demons vināśaḥ — causing destruction abhūt — there was samaraḥ — a fight tārakā-mayaḥ — simply because of Tārā, a woman, the wife of Bṛhaspati.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sarva-deva-gaṇopeto
sarva-deva-gaṇa
by all the different demigods
upetaḥ
joined
mahendro gurum anvayāt
mahendraḥ
Mahendra, the King of heaven, Indra
gurum
his spiritual master
anvayāt
followed
surāsura-vināśo ’bhūt
sura
of the demigods
asura
and of the demons
vināśaḥ
causing destruction
abhūt
there was
samaras tārakāmayaḥ
samaraḥ
a fight
tārakā-mayaḥ
simply because of Tārā, a woman, the wife of Bṛhaspati.
King Indra, accompanied by all kinds of demigods, joined the side of Bṛhaspati. Thus there was a great fight, destroying both demons and demigods, only for the sake of Tārā, Bṛhaspati’s wife.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Indra, accompanied by devatās, joined the side of Bṛhaspati. Thus there was a great fight, destroying both demons and devatās, only for the sake of Tārā, Bṛhaspati's wife.
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Personal Guidance
Demigods and demons destroy each other 'only for the sake of Tārā.' Mass devastation often begins with a single unyielded attachment of one influential person.
Reflection Questions
  • What single attachment of mine, unyielded, might be driving wider damage than I see?
  • Where could one act of letting go save many people from related conflicts?
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