Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.31
विलोक्यौशनसीं राजञ्छर्मिष्ठा सुप्रजां क्वचित् ।
तमेव वव्रे रहसि सख्या: पतिमृतौ सती ॥ ३१ ॥
vilokyauśanasīṁ rājaṣ
[vilokyaushanaseem raajash]
charmiṣṭhā suprajāṁ kvacit
[charmishthaa suprajaam kvachit]
tam eva vavre rahasi
[tam eva vavre rahasi]
sakhyāḥ patim ṛtau satī
[sakhyaah patim ritau satee]
Word-for-word
vilokya
—
by seeing
auśanasīm
—
Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
śarmiṣṭhā
—
the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā
su-prajām
—
possessing nice children
kvacit
—
at some time
tam
—
him (King Yayāti)
eva
—
indeed
vavre
—
requested
rahasi
—
in a secluded place
sakhyāḥ
—
of her friend
patim
—
the husband
ṛtau
—
at the appropriate time
satī
—
being in that position.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vilokyauśanasīṁ rājaṣ
vilokya
by seeing
auśanasīm
Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
charmiṣṭhā suprajāṁ kvacit
tam eva vavre rahasi
sakhyāḥ patim ṛtau satī
śarmiṣṭhā
the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā
su-prajām
possessing nice children
kvacit
at some time
tam
him (King Yayāti)
eva
indeed
vavre
requested
rahasi
in a secluded place
sakhyāḥ
of her friend
patim
the husband
ṛtau
at the appropriate time
satī
being in that position.
O King Parīkṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception. In a secluded place, she requested the King, the husband of her friend Devayānī, to enable her to have a son also.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Parīkṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception and in a secluded place, requested the husband of her friend Devayānī for a child.
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Personal Guidance
Śarmiṣṭhā, seeing Devayānī with a son, approaches Yayāti for a son of her own at the right time of cycle. Hidden requests usually arrive at biologically and emotionally optimal moments — not when we are sober.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I most vulnerable to requests because of biological timing or emotional state?
- What practice keeps my values steady through such moments?
My note
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