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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.16.21-22

ददौ प्राचीं दिशं होत्रे ब्रह्मणे दक्षिणां दिशम् । अध्वर्यवे प्रतीचीं वै उद्गात्रे उत्तरां दिशम् ॥ २१ ॥ अन्येभ्योऽवान्तरदिश: कश्यपाय च मध्यत: । आर्यावर्तमुपद्रष्ट्रे सदस्येभ्यस्तत: परम् ॥ २२ ॥
dadau prācīṁ diśaṁ hotre
[dadau praacheem disham hotre]
brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṁ diśam
[brahmane dakshinaam disham]
adhvaryave pratīcīṁ vai
[adhvaryave prateecheem vai]
udgātre uttarāṁ diśam
[udgaatre uttaraam disham]
anyebhyo ’vāntara-diśaḥ
[anyebhyo ’vaantara-dishah]
kaśyapāya ca madhyataḥ
[kashyapaaya cha madhyatah]
āryāvartam upadraṣṭre
[aaryaavartam upadrashtre]
sadasyebhyas tataḥ param
[sadasyebhyas tatah param]
Word-for-word
dadau — gave as a gift prācīm — eastern diśam — direction hotre — unto the priest known as hotā brahmaṇe — unto the priest known as brahmā dakṣiṇām — southern diśam — direction adhvaryave — unto the priest known as adhvaryu pratīcīm — the western side vai — indeed udgātre — unto the priest known as udgātā uttarām — northern diśam — side anyebhyaḥ — unto the others avāntara-diśaḥ — the different corners (northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest) kaśyapāya — unto Kaśyapa Muni ca — also madhyataḥ — the middle portion āryāvartam — the portion known as Āryāvarta upadraṣṭre — unto the upadraṣṭā, the priest acting as overseer to hear and check the mantras sadasyebhyaḥ — unto the sadasyas, the associate priests tataḥ param — whatever remained.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dadau prācīṁ diśaṁ hotre
dadau
gave as a gift
prācīm
eastern
diśam
direction
hotre
unto the priest known as hotā
brahmaṇe dakṣiṇāṁ diśam
brahmaṇe
unto the priest known as brahmā
dakṣiṇām
southern
diśam
direction
adhvaryave pratīcīṁ vai
adhvaryave
unto the priest known as adhvaryu
pratīcīm
the western side
vai
indeed
udgātre uttarāṁ diśam
udgātre
unto the priest known as udgātā
uttarām
northern
diśam
side
anyebhyo ’vāntara-diśaḥ
anyebhyaḥ
unto the others
kaśyapāya ca madhyataḥ
āryāvartam upadraṣṭre
avāntara-diśaḥ
the different corners (northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest)
kaśyapāya
unto Kaśyapa Muni
ca
also
madhyataḥ
the middle portion
āryāvartam
the portion known as Āryāvarta
upadraṣṭre
unto the upadraṣṭā, the priest acting as overseer to hear and check the mantras
sadasyebhyas tataḥ param
sadasyebhyaḥ
unto the sadasyas, the associate priests
tataḥ param
whatever remained.
After completing the sacrifice, Lord Paraśurāma gave the eastern direction to the hotā as a gift, the south to the brahmā, the west to the adhvaryu, the north to the udgātā, and the four corners — northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest — to the other priests. He gave the middle to Kaśyapa and the place known as Āryāvarta to the upadraṣṭā. Whatever remained he distributed among the sadasyas, the associate priests.
Purport

The tract of land in India between the Himālaya Mountains and the Vindhya Hills is called Āryāvarta.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Paraśurāma gave the east to the hotā, the south to the brahmā, the west to the adhvaryu, the north to the udgātā, and the four corners—northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest—to the other priests. He gave the middle to Kaśyapa and the place known as Āryāvarta to the upadraṣṭā. Whatever remained he distributed among the attendant priests.
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Personal Guidance
Paraśurāma gives directions, corners, middle, and Āryāvarta itself away to the priests. After his greatest deed, he keeps nothing — even the land he avenged becomes a gift to others.
Reflection Questions
  • After a costly victory, what would it feel like to give it all away?
  • Where am I holding tightly to spoils I should have already distributed?
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