Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.12-14
यैरिदं तपसा सृष्टं मुखं पुंस: परस्य ये ।
धार्यते यैरिह ज्योति: शिव: पन्था: प्रदर्शित: ॥ १२ ॥
यान् वन्दन्त्युपतिष्ठन्ते लोकनाथा: सुरेश्वरा: ।
भगवानपि विश्वात्मा पावन: श्रीनिकेतन: ॥ १३ ॥
वयं तत्रापि भृगव: शिष्योऽस्या न: पितासुर: ।
अस्मद्धार्यं धृतवती शूद्रो वेदमिवासती ॥ १४ ॥
yair idaṁ tapasā sṛṣṭaṁ
[yair idam tapasaa srishtam]
mukhaṁ puṁsaḥ parasya ye
[mukham pumsah parasya ye]
dhāryate yair iha jyotiḥ
[dhaaryate yair iha jyotih]
śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
[shivah panthaah pradarshitah]
yān vandanty upatiṣṭhante
[yaan vandanty upatishthante]
loka-nāthāḥ sureśvarāḥ
[loka-naathaah sureshvaraah]
bhagavān api viśvātmā
[bhagavaan api vishvaatmaa]
pāvanaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
[paavanah shree-niketanah]
vayaṁ tatrāpi bhṛgavaḥ
[vayam tatraapi bhrigavah]
śiṣyo ’syā naḥ pitāsuraḥ
[shishyo ’syaa nah pitaasurah]
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
[asmad-dhaaryam dhritavatee]
śūdro vedam ivāsatī
[shoodro vedam ivaasatee]
Word-for-word
yaiḥ
—
by which persons
idam
—
this entire universe
tapasā
—
by austerity
sṛṣṭam
—
was created
mukham
—
the face
puṁsaḥ
—
of the Supreme Person
parasya
—
transcendental
ye
—
those who (are)
dhāryate
—
is always born
yaiḥ
—
by which persons
iha
—
here
jyotiḥ
—
the brahmajyoti, the effulgence of the Supreme Lord
śivaḥ
—
auspicious
panthāḥ
—
way
pradarśitaḥ
—
is directed
yān
—
to whom
vandanti
—
offer prayers
upatiṣṭhante
—
honor and follow
loka-nāthāḥ
—
the directors of the various planets
sura-īśvarāḥ
—
the demigods
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
api
—
even
viśva-ātmā
—
the Supersoul
pāvanaḥ
—
the purifier
śrī-niketanaḥ
—
the husband of the goddess of fortune
vayam
—
we (are)
tatra api
—
even greater than other brāhmaṇas
bhṛgavaḥ
—
descendants of Bhṛgu
śiṣyaḥ
—
disciple
asyāḥ
—
of her
naḥ
—
our
pitā
—
father
asuraḥ
—
belong to the demoniac group
asmat-dhāryam
—
meant to be worn by us
dhṛtavatī
—
she has put on
śūdraḥ
—
a non- brāhmaṇa worker
vedam
—
the Vedas
iva
—
like
asatī
—
unchaste.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yair idaṁ tapasā sṛṣṭaṁ
yaiḥ
by which persons
idam
this entire universe
tapasā
by austerity
sṛṣṭam
was created
mukhaṁ puṁsaḥ parasya ye
mukham
the face
puṁsaḥ
of the Supreme Person
parasya
transcendental
ye
those who (are)
dhāryate yair iha jyotiḥ
dhāryate
is always born
yaiḥ
by which persons
iha
here
jyotiḥ
the brahmajyoti, the effulgence of the Supreme Lord
śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
śivaḥ
auspicious
panthāḥ
way
pradarśitaḥ
is directed
yān vandanty upatiṣṭhante
yān
to whom
vandanti
offer prayers
upatiṣṭhante
honor and follow
loka-nāthāḥ sureśvarāḥ
loka-nāthāḥ
the directors of the various planets
sura-īśvarāḥ
the demigods
bhagavān api viśvātmā
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
api
even
viśva-ātmā
the Supersoul
pāvanaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
pāvanaḥ
the purifier
śrī-niketanaḥ
the husband of the goddess of fortune
vayaṁ tatrāpi bhṛgavaḥ
vayam
we (are)
tatra api
even greater than other brāhmaṇas
bhṛgavaḥ
descendants of Bhṛgu
śiṣyo ’syā naḥ pitāsuraḥ
śiṣyaḥ
disciple
asyāḥ
of her
naḥ
our
pitā
father
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
asuraḥ
belong to the demoniac group
śūdro vedam ivāsatī
asmat-dhāryam
meant to be worn by us
dhṛtavatī
she has put on
śūdraḥ
a non- brāhmaṇa worker
vedam
the Vedas
iva
like
asatī
unchaste.
We are among the qualified brāhmaṇas, who are accepted as the face of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brāhmaṇas have created the entire universe by their austerity, and they always keep the Absolute Truth within the core of their hearts. They have directed the path of good fortune, the path of Vedic civilization, and because they are the only worshipable objects within this world, they are offered prayers and worshiped even by the great demigods, the directors of the various planets, and even by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, the supreme purifier, the husband of the goddess of fortune. And we are even more respectable because we are in the dynasty of Bhṛgu. Yet although this woman’s father, being among the demons, is our disciple, she has put on my dress, exactly like a śūdra taking charge of Vedic knowledge.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The brāhmaṇas have created the universe by their austerities. They are the face of the Supreme Lord, possess Brahman and show the auspicious path. The devatās, lords of the world, and even the Supreme Lord, the purifier, the soul of the universe, the abode of Lakṣmī, glorify and honor the brāhmaṇas. Among the brāhmaṇas, we are the descendents of Bhṛgu, and her demonic father is our disciple. This unchaste woman puts on the clothing of a brāhmaṇa, just as a śūdra tries to study the Vedas.
In three verses she describes the impropriety. Sages like Dakṣa possess Brahman (jyotiḥ). Just being a brāhmaṇa is worthy of such respect. And we are the descendents of Bhṛgu among the brāhmaṇas. Her father is our disciple.
Personal Guidance
Devayānī lectures Śarmiṣṭhā at length about brāhmaṇa supremacy and her own elevated descent. Long self-vaunting speeches almost never improve the situation — they only widen the rift.
Reflection Questions
- When did I last 'remind' someone of my qualifications mid-conflict?
- Where would silence and quiet correction have served better than a status lecture?
My note
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