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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.1

श्रीशुक उवाच पित्रोपशिक्षितो रामस्तथेति कुरुनन्दन । संवत्सरं तीर्थयात्रां चरित्वाश्रममाव्रजत् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
pitropaśikṣito rāmas
[pitropashikshito raamas]
tatheti kuru-nandana
[tatheti kuru-nandana]
saṁvatsaraṁ tīrtha-yātrāṁ
[samvatsaram teertha-yaatraam]
caritvāśramam āvrajat
[charitvaashramam aavrajat]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said pitrā — by his father upaśikṣitaḥ — thus advised rāmaḥ — Lord Paraśurāma tathā iti — let it be so kuru-nandana — O son of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit saṁvatsaram — for one complete year tīrtha-yātrām — traveling to all the holy places caritvā — after executing āśramam — to his own residence āvrajat — returned.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
pitropaśikṣito rāmas
pitrā
by his father
upaśikṣitaḥ
thus advised
rāmaḥ
Lord Paraśurāma
tatheti kuru-nandana
tathā iti
let it be so
kuru-nandana
O son of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit
saṁvatsaraṁ tīrtha-yātrāṁ
saṁvatsaram
for one complete year
tīrtha-yātrām
traveling to all the holy places
caritvāśramam āvrajat
caritvā
after executing
āśramam
to his own residence
āvrajat
returned.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, son of the Kuru dynasty, when Lord Paraśurāma was given this order by his father, he immediately agreed, saying, “Let it be so.” For one complete year he traveled to holy places. Then he returned to his father’s residence.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O son of the Kuru dynasty! When Paraśurāma was given this order by his father, he immediately agreed, saying, "Let it be so." After traveling to holy places for a year, he returned to his father's residence. In the Sixteenth Chapter, Paraśurāma kills the sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, because they killed his father, and makes the world devoid of kṣatriyas. Also the story of Viśvāmitra is told.
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Personal Guidance
Paraśurāma takes his father's order — atone by pilgrimage for a year — without argument. The right response to elder correction is immediate, full agreement and a full year, not partial gestures.
Reflection Questions
  • When was the last time I accepted a correction with a year-long response rather than a token one?
  • What current advice am I diluting because the cost of the full remedy feels too high?
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