SB 9.16.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.14

तदुपश्रुत्य दूरस्था हा रामेत्यार्तवत्स्वनम् । त्वरयाश्रममासाद्य दद‍ृशु: पितरं हतम् ॥ १४ ॥

tad upaśrutya dūrasthā

[tad upashrutya doorasthaa]

hā rāmety ārtavat svanam

[haa raamety aartavat svanam]

tvarayāśramam āsādya

[tvarayaashramam aasaadya]

dadṛśuḥ pitaraṁ hatam

[dadrishuh pitaram hatam]

Word-for-word

tat — that crying of Reṇukā upaśrutya — upon hearing dūra-sthāḥ — although staying a long distance away hā rāma — O Rāma, O Rāma iti — thus ārta-vat — very aggrieved svanam — the sound tvarayā — very hastily āśramam — to the residence of Jamadagni āsādya — coming dadṛśuḥ — saw pitaram — the father hatam — killed.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tad upaśrutya dūrasthā

tat

that crying of Reṇukā

upaśrutya

upon hearing

dūra-sthāḥ

although staying a long distance away

hā rāma

O Rāma, O Rāma

hā rāmety ārtavat svanam

tvarayāśramam āsādya

dadṛśuḥ pitaraṁ hatam

iti

thus

ārta-vat

very aggrieved

svanam

the sound

tvarayā

very hastily

āśramam

to the residence of Jamadagni

āsādya

coming

dadṛśuḥ

saw

pitaram

the father

hatam

killed.

Although the sons of Jamadagni, including Lord Paraśurāma, were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Reṇukā loudly calling “O Rāma, O my son,” they hastily returned to the āśrama, where they saw their father already killed.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Although the sons of Jamadagni were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Reṇukā loudly calling "O Rāma, O my son," they hastily returned to the hermitage, and saw their dead father. At that moment (tat), hearing the voice of their mother who was in pain (ārtavat), they hastily returned and saw their dead father.

Personal Guidance

Far from home, Paraśurāma and his brothers hear the mother's cry and race back. Real love is sensitive across distance — and great souls can be reached by a single sincere cry from one who belongs to them.

Reflection Questions

Whose distant call have I been deaf to that I should learn to hear?
Whose distance from the Lord am I trusting will not delay His arrival when she calls?

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