Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.14
पितर्युपरते पुत्रा याचमानाय नो ददु: ।
त्रिविष्टपं महेन्द्राय यज्ञभागान् समाददु: ॥ १४ ॥
pitary uparate putrā
[pitary uparate putraa]
yācamānāya no daduḥ
[yaachamaanaaya no daduh]
triviṣṭapaṁ mahendrāya
[trivishtapam mahendraaya]
yajña-bhāgān samādaduḥ
[yajna-bhaagaan samaadaduh]
Word-for-word
pitari
—
when their father
uparate
—
passed away
putrāḥ
—
the sons
yācamānāya
—
although requesting from them
no
—
not
daduḥ
—
returned
triviṣṭapam
—
the heavenly kingdom
mahendrāya
—
unto Mahendra
yajña-bhāgān
—
the shares of ritualistic ceremonies
samādaduḥ
—
gave.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pitary uparate putrā
pitari
when their father
uparate
passed away
putrāḥ
the sons
yācamānāya no daduḥ
yācamānāya
although requesting from them
no
not
daduḥ
returned
triviṣṭapaṁ mahendrāya
triviṣṭapam
the heavenly kingdom
mahendrāya
unto Mahendra
yajña-bhāgān samādaduḥ
yajña-bhāgān
the shares of ritualistic ceremonies
samādaduḥ
gave.
Upon Rajī’s death, Indra begged Rajī’s sons for the return of the heavenly planet. They did not return it, however, although they agreed to return Indra’s shares in ritualistic ceremonies.
Purport
Rajī conquered the kingdom of heaven, and therefore when Indra, the heavenly king, begged Rajī’s sons to return it, they refused. Because they had not taken the heavenly kingdom from Indra but had inherited it from their father, they considered it their paternal property. Why then should they return it to the demigods?
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Upon Rajī's death, Indra begged Rajī's sons for the return of the heavenly planet. They did not return it, however, although they gave Indra his shares of sacrifice.
When Rajī died after some time, his sons did not give Svarga back since they considered it the inheritance of their father.
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Personal Guidance
After Rajī dies, his sons refuse to return heaven to Indra. Inheriting a position is different from earning it — and heirs often treat what was given as if it had always been theirs.
Reflection Questions
- What inherited position am I holding without acknowledging that it was given, not earned?
- Where might gracious return of an inherited role be the better use of it?
My note
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