Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.38
इति लब्धव्यवस्थान: पुत्रं ज्येष्ठमवोचत ।
यदो तात प्रतीच्छेमां जरां देहि निजं वय: ॥ ३८ ॥
iti labdha-vyavasthānaḥ
[iti labdha-vyavasthaanah]
putraṁ jyeṣṭham avocata
[putram jyeshtham avochata]
yado tāta pratīcchemāṁ
[yado taata prateechchemaam]
jarāṁ dehi nijaṁ vayaḥ
[jaraam dehi nijam vayah]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
labdha-vyavasthānaḥ
—
getting the opportunity to exchange his old age
putram
—
unto his son
jyeṣṭham
—
the eldest
avocata
—
he requested
yado
—
O Yadu
tāta
—
you are my beloved son
pratīccha
—
kindly exchange
imām
—
this
jarām
—
invalidity
dehi
—
and give
nijam
—
your own
vayaḥ
—
youth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
iti labdha-vyavasthānaḥ
iti
thus
labdha-vyavasthānaḥ
getting the opportunity to exchange his old age
putraṁ jyeṣṭham avocata
putram
unto his son
jyeṣṭham
the eldest
avocata
he requested
yado tāta pratīcchemāṁ
yado
O Yadu
tāta
you are my beloved son
pratīccha
kindly exchange
imām
this
jarāṁ dehi nijaṁ vayaḥ
jarām
invalidity
dehi
and give
nijam
your own
vayaḥ
youth.
When Yayāti received this benediction from Śukrācārya, he requested his eldest son: My dear son Yadu, please give me your youth in exchange for my old age and invalidity.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When Yayāti received this benediction from Śukrācārya, he requested his eldest son (born from Devayānī): My dear son Yadu, please give me your youth in exchange for my old age.
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Personal Guidance
Yayāti asks his eldest son Yadu to take his old age. Parents sometimes ask children to shoulder the consequences of their parents' unfinished appetites — and this request itself is a form of failure.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I subtly asking my children or juniors to absorb costs that should be mine?
- What desire of mine, if I named it honestly, would I stop offloading?
My note
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