Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.13
देवैरभ्यर्थितो दैत्यान् हत्वेन्द्रायाददाद् दिवम् ।
इन्द्रस्तस्मै पुनर्दत्त्वा गृहीत्वा चरणौ रजे: ।
आत्मानमर्पयामास प्रह्रादाद्यरिशङ्कित: ॥ १३ ॥
devair abhyarthito daityān
[devair abhyarthito daityaan]
hatvendrāyādadād divam
[hatvendraayaadadaad divam]
indras tasmai punar dattvā
[indras tasmai punar dattvaa]
gṛhītvā caraṇau rajeḥ
[griheetvaa charanau rajeh]
ātmānam arpayām āsa
[aatmaanam arpayaam aasa]
prahrādādy-ari-śaṅkitaḥ
[prahraadaady-ari-shankitah]
Word-for-word
devaiḥ
—
by the demigods
abhyarthitaḥ
—
being requested
daityān
—
the demons
hatvā
—
killing
indrāya
—
to Indra, the King of heaven
adadāt
—
delivered
divam
—
the kingdom of heaven
indraḥ
—
the King of heaven
tasmai
—
unto him, Rajī
punaḥ
—
again
dattvā
—
returning
gṛhītvā
—
capturing
caraṇau
—
the feet
rajeḥ
—
of Rajī
ātmānam
—
the self
arpayām āsa
—
surrendered
prahrāda-ādi
—
Prahlāda and others
ari-śaṅkitaḥ
—
being afraid of such enemies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devair abhyarthito daityān
devaiḥ
by the demigods
abhyarthitaḥ
being requested
daityān
the demons
hatvendrāyādadād divam
hatvā
killing
indras tasmai punar dattvā
indrāya
to Indra, the King of heaven
gṛhītvā caraṇau rajeḥ
ātmānam arpayām āsa
prahrādādy-ari-śaṅkitaḥ
adadāt
delivered
divam
the kingdom of heaven
indraḥ
the King of heaven
tasmai
unto him, Rajī
punaḥ
again
dattvā
returning
gṛhītvā
capturing
caraṇau
the feet
rajeḥ
of Rajī
ātmānam
the self
arpayām āsa
surrendered
prahrāda-ādi
Prahlāda and others
ari-śaṅkitaḥ
being afraid of such enemies.
On the request of the demigods, Rajī killed the demons and thus returned the kingdom of heaven to Lord Indra. But Indra, fearing such demons as Prahlāda, returned the kingdom of heaven to Rajī and surrendered himself at Rajī’s lotus feet.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
On the request of the devatās, Rajī killed the demons and thus returned the kingdom of heaven to Indra. But Indra, fearing demons except Prahlāda, returned the kingdom of heaven to Rajī and surrendered himself at Rajī's lotus feet.
Prahrādādy-ari-śaṅkitaḥ is a bahuvrīhi compound known was atad-guṇa. Thus the meaning is “He was afraid of enemies except for Prahlāda.”
Personal Guidance
Rajī defeats the demons and Indra surrenders the heavenly kingdom out of fear. Sometimes a 'higher' authority hands its position to a more competent lower one — humility in office is preferable to pretense.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I clinging to an office whose duties I cannot actually fulfill?
- Whom should I honestly defer to, even if it costs me apparent status?
My note
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