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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.24

गते राजनि सा धीरे तत्र स्म रुदती पितु: । न्यवेदयत्तत: सर्वमुक्तं शर्मिष्ठया कृतम् ॥ २४ ॥
gate rājani sā dhīre
[gate raajani saa dheere]
tatra sma rudatī pituḥ
[tatra sma rudatee pituh]
nyavedayat tataḥ sarvam
[nyavedayat tatah sarvam]
uktaṁ śarmiṣṭhayā kṛtam
[uktam sharmishthayaa kritam]
Word-for-word
gate rājani — after the departure of the King sā — she (Devayānī) dhīre — learned tatra sma — returning to her home rudatī — crying pituḥ — before her father nyavedayat — submitted tataḥ — thereafter sarvam — all uktam — mentioned śarmiṣṭhayā — by Śarmiṣṭhā kṛtam — done.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gate rājani sā dhīre
gate rājani
after the departure of the King
sā
she (Devayānī)
dhīre
learned
tatra sma rudatī pituḥ
tatra sma
returning to her home
rudatī
crying
pituḥ
before her father
nyavedayat tataḥ sarvam
nyavedayat
submitted
tataḥ
thereafter
sarvam
all
uktaṁ śarmiṣṭhayā kṛtam
uktam
mentioned
śarmiṣṭhayā
by Śarmiṣṭhā
kṛtam
done.
Thereafter, when the learned King returned to his palace, Devayānī returned home crying and told her father, Śukrācārya, about all that had happened because of Śarmiṣṭhā. She told how she had been thrown into the well but was saved by the King.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the learned King returned to his palace, Devayānī returned home crying and told her father, Śukrācārya, all that Śarmiṣṭhā had done.
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Personal Guidance
Devayānī goes home crying and tells her father. Even adult, married daughters need to lay their grievances at a parent's feet — community-of-care is meant to last.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose adult grief am I making myself available to hear without trying to immediately fix?
  • Where do I underestimate the value of being someone's ongoing safe ear?
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