SB 9.18.34 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.34

गर्भसम्भवमासुर्या भर्तुर्विज्ञाय मानिनी । देवयानी पितुर्गेहं ययौ क्रोधविमूर्छिता ॥ ३४ ॥

garbha-sambhavam āsuryā

[garbha-sambhavam aasuryaa]

bhartur vijñāya māninī

[bhartur vijnaaya maaninee]

devayānī pitur gehaṁ

[devayaanee pitur geham]

yayau krodha-vimūrchitā

[yayau krodha-vimoorchitaa]

Word-for-word

garbha-sambhavam — pregnancy āsuryāḥ — of Śarmiṣṭhā bhartuḥ — made possible by her husband vijñāya — knowing (from the brāhmaṇa astrologers) māninī — being very proud devayānī — the daughter of Śukrācārya pituḥ — of her father geham — to the house yayau — departed krodha-vimūrchitā — frenzied because of anger.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

garbha-sambhavam āsuryā

garbha-sambhavam

pregnancy

āsuryāḥ

of Śarmiṣṭhā

bhartuḥ

made possible by her husband

bhartur vijñāya māninī

vijñāya

knowing (from the brāhmaṇa astrologers)

māninī

being very proud

devayānī pitur gehaṁ

devayānī

the daughter of Śukrācārya

pituḥ

of her father

geham

to the house

yayau krodha-vimūrchitā

yayau

departed

krodha-vimūrchitā

frenzied because of anger.

When the proud Devayānī understood from outside sources that Śarmiṣṭhā was pregnant by her husband, she was frenzied with anger. Thus she departed for her father’s house.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When the proud Devayānī understood that Śarmiṣṭhā was pregnant by her husband, fainting with anger, she departed for her father's house. Understanding that her husband had impregnated Śarmiṣṭhā, she became angry. She understood this from some brāhmaṇa.

Personal Guidance

Learning of the pregnancy from outside sources, Devayānī storms back to her father's house. Important relational truths often reach us by gossip — and our reaction to gossip-borne truth often does more damage than the original act.

Reflection Questions

When painful truth reaches me through gossip, how do I respond?
Where could I pause long enough to verify and to feel before reacting?

📝 My note

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