Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.2
कदाचिद् रेणुका याता गङ्गायां पद्ममालिनम् ।
गन्धर्वराजं क्रीडन्तमप्सरोभिरपश्यत ॥ २ ॥
kadācid reṇukā yātā
[kadaachid renukaa yaataa]
gaṅgāyāṁ padma-mālinam
[gangaayaam padma-maalinam]
gandharva-rājaṁ krīḍantam
[gandharva-raajam kreedantam]
apsarobhir apaśyata
[apsarobhir apashyata]
Word-for-word
kadācit
—
once upon a time
reṇukā
—
Jamadagni’s wife, the mother of Lord Paraśurāma
yātā
—
went
gaṅgāyām
—
to the bank of the river Ganges
padma-mālinam
—
decorated with a garland of lotus flowers
gandharva-rājam
—
the King of the Gandharvas
krīḍantam
—
sporting
apsarobhiḥ
—
with the Apsarās (heavenly society girls)
apaśyata
—
she saw.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kadācid reṇukā yātā
kadācit
once upon a time
reṇukā
Jamadagni’s wife, the mother of Lord Paraśurāma
yātā
went
gaṅgāyāṁ padma-mālinam
gaṅgāyām
to the bank of the river Ganges
padma-mālinam
decorated with a garland of lotus flowers
gandharva-rājaṁ krīḍantam
gandharva-rājam
the King of the Gandharvas
krīḍantam
sporting
apsarobhir apaśyata
apsarobhiḥ
with the Apsarās (heavenly society girls)
apaśyata
she saw.
Once when Reṇukā, the wife of Jamadagni, went to the bank of the Ganges to get water, she saw the King of the Gandharvas, decorated with a garland of lotuses and sporting in the Ganges with celestial women [Apsarās].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Once when Reṇukā, the wife of Jamadagni, went to the bank of the Gaṅgā to get water, she saw the King of the Gandharvas, decorated with a garland of lotuses and sporting with Apsarās.
Personal Guidance
Reṇukā sees the Gandharva king sporting in the Ganges with celestial women. Sense input received in passing — a glimpse on the way to do something else — can lodge in the heart and reshape the rest of the day.
Reflection Questions
- What 'passing glimpse' in my daily commute has actually been reshaping my inner life?
- Where might I redirect my errands so they do not pass too close to certain sights?
My note
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