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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.15.8

स ऋषि: प्रार्थित: पत्‍न्या श्वश्र्वा चापत्यकाम्यया । श्रपयित्वोभयैर्मन्त्रैश्चरुं स्‍नातुं गतो मुनि: ॥ ८ ॥
sa ṛṣiḥ prārthitaḥ patnyā
[sa rishih praarthitah patnyaa]
śvaśrvā cāpatya-kāmyayā
[shvashrvaa chaapatya-kaamyayaa]
śrapayitvobhayair mantraiś
[shrapayitvobhayair mantraish]
caruṁ snātuṁ gato muniḥ
[charum snaatum gato munih]
Word-for-word
saḥ — he (Ṛcīka) ṛṣiḥ — the great saint prārthitaḥ — being requested patnyā — by his wife śvaśrvā — by his mother-in-law ca — also apatya-kāmyayā — desiring a son śrapayitvā — after cooking ubhayaiḥ — both mantraiḥ — by chanting particular mantras carum — a preparation for offering in a sacrifice snātum — to bathe gataḥ — went out muniḥ — the great sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa ṛṣiḥ prārthitaḥ patnyā
saḥ
he (Ṛcīka)
ṛṣiḥ
the great saint
prārthitaḥ
being requested
patnyā
by his wife
śvaśrvā cāpatya-kāmyayā
śvaśrvā
by his mother-in-law
ca
also
apatya-kāmyayā
desiring a son
śrapayitvobhayair mantraiś
śrapayitvā
after cooking
ubhayaiḥ
both
mantraiḥ
by chanting particular mantras
caruṁ snātuṁ gato muniḥ
carum
a preparation for offering in a sacrifice
snātum
to bathe
gataḥ
went out
muniḥ
the great sage.
Thereafter, Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law, each desiring a son, requested the Muni to prepare an oblation. Thus Ṛcīka Muni prepared one oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra. Then he went out to bathe.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, Ṛcīka's wife and mother-in-law both desired a son. He cooked sacrificial rice with mantras for both, and went to bath. He cooked rice for his wife with brāhmaṇa mantras and rice with kṣatriya mantras for his mother-in-law.
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Personal Guidance
Ṛcīka prepares two oblations — a brāhmaṇa-mantra one for his wife, a kṣatriya-mantra one for his mother-in-law — and then leaves to bathe. Even sacred preparations need careful labeling when they have very different effects.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my own preparations is the absence of clear labeling about to produce a mix-up?
  • What is one process I rely on others to handle that I should personally supervise?
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