Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.41
तुर्वसुश्चोदित: पित्रा द्रुह्युश्चानुश्च भारत ।
प्रत्याचख्युरधर्मज्ञा ह्यनित्ये नित्यबुद्धय: ॥ ४१ ॥
turvasuś coditaḥ pitrā
[turvasush choditah pitraa]
druhyuś cānuś ca bhārata
[druhyush chaanush cha bhaarata]
pratyācakhyur adharmajñā
[pratyaachakhyur adharmajnaa]
hy anitye nitya-buddhayaḥ
[hy anitye nitya-buddhayah]
Word-for-word
turvasuḥ
—
Turvasu, another son
coditaḥ
—
requested
pitrā
—
by the father (to exchange old age and invalidity for his youth)
druhyuḥ
—
Druhyu, another son
ca
—
and
anuḥ
—
Anu, another son
ca
—
also
bhārata
—
O King Parīkṣit
pratyācakhyuḥ
—
refused to accept
adharma-jñāḥ
—
because they did not know religious principles
hi
—
indeed
a-nitye
—
temporary youth
nitya-buddhayaḥ
—
thinking to be permanent.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
turvasuś coditaḥ pitrā
turvasuḥ
Turvasu, another son
coditaḥ
requested
pitrā
by the father (to exchange old age and invalidity for his youth)
druhyuś cānuś ca bhārata
druhyuḥ
Druhyu, another son
ca
and
anuḥ
Anu, another son
ca
also
bhārata
O King Parīkṣit
pratyācakhyur adharmajñā
pratyācakhyuḥ
refused to accept
adharma-jñāḥ
because they did not know religious principles
hi
indeed
a-nitye
temporary youth
hy anitye nitya-buddhayaḥ
nitya-buddhayaḥ
thinking to be permanent.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Yayāti similarly requested his sons Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age, but because they were unaware of religious principles, they thought that their flickering youth was eternal, and therefore they refused to carry out their father’s order.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! Yayāti similarly requested his sons Turvasu, Druhyu and Anu to exchange their youth for his old age, but because they were unaware of religious principles, thinking their flickering youth was eternal, they refused.
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Personal Guidance
Turvasu, Druhyu, and Anu also refuse — they treat their flickering youth as eternal. Youth has a chronic delusion of permanence, and refusing one's father from inside that delusion is its very symptom.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I still treat my current youth, health, or vitality as permanent?
- What request from my own father did I refuse from inside that delusion?
My note
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