SB 9.17.15 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.17.15

गुरुणा हूयमानेऽग्नौ बलभित् तनयान् रजे: । अवधीद् भ्रंशितान् मार्गान्न कश्चिदवशेषित: ॥ १५ ॥

guruṇā hūyamāne ’gnau

[gurunaa hooyamaane ’gnau]

balabhit tanayān rajeḥ

[balabhit tanayaan rajeh]

avadhīd bhraṁśitān mārgān

[avadheed bhramshitaan maargaan]

na kaścid avaśeṣitaḥ

[na kashchid avasheshitah]

Word-for-word

guruṇā — by the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati) hūyamāne agnau — while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice balabhit — Indra tanayān — the sons rajeḥ — of Rajī avadhīt — killed bhraṁśitān — fallen mārgāt — from the moral principles na — not kaścit — anyone avaśeṣitaḥ — remained alive.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

guruṇā hūyamāne ’gnau

guruṇā

by the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati)

hūyamāne agnau

while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice

balabhit tanayān rajeḥ

balabhit

Indra

tanayān

the sons

rajeḥ

of Rajī

avadhīd bhraṁśitān mārgān

avadhīt

killed

bhraṁśitān

fallen

mārgāt

from the moral principles

na kaścid avaśeṣitaḥ

not

kaścit

anyone

avaśeṣitaḥ

remained alive.

Thereafter, Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, offered oblations in the fire so that the sons of Rajī would fall from moral principles. When they fell, Lord Indra killed them easily because of their degradation. Not a single one of them remained alive.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When Bṛhaspati offered oblations in the fire, Indra killed the sons, who had fallen from the path. Not a single one of them remained alive. When Bṛhaspati offered oblations in the fire for producing a spell, Indra then killed the sons.

Personal Guidance

Bṛhaspati's oblations cause Rajī's sons to fall from morality, and Indra easily kills them. Once we have fallen from principle, even a previously inferior opponent can dispatch us — moral collapse is the precondition of military defeat.

Reflection Questions

Which moral slip in my life is making me vulnerable to an opponent who would otherwise be no threat?
Where am I asking for protection while neglecting the principles that actually attract it?

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