Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.18.6-7
श्रीशुक उवाच
एकदा दानवेन्द्रस्य शर्मिष्ठा नाम कन्यका ।
सखीसहस्रसंयुक्ता गुरुपुत्र्या च भामिनी ॥ ६ ॥
देवयान्या पुरोद्याने पुष्पितद्रुमसङ्कुले ।
व्यचरत्कलगीतालिनलिनीपुलिनेऽबला ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ekadā dānavendrasya
[ekadaa daanavendrasya]
śarmiṣṭhā nāma kanyakā
[sharmishthaa naama kanyakaa]
sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā
[sakhee-sahasra-samyuktaa]
guru-putryā ca bhāminī
[guru-putryaa cha bhaaminee]
devayānyā purodyāne
[devayaanyaa purodyaane]
puṣpita-druma-saṅkule
[pushpita-druma-sankule]
vyacarat kala-gītāli-
[vyacharat kala-geetaali-]
nalinī-puline ’balā
[nalinee-puline ’balaa]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ekadā
—
once upon a time
dānava-indrasya
—
of Vṛṣaparvā
śarmiṣṭhā
—
Śarmiṣṭhā
nāma
—
by name
kanyakā
—
a daughter
sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā
—
accompanied by thousands of friends
guru-putryā
—
with the daughter of the guru, Śukrācārya
ca
—
also
bhāminī
—
very easily irritated
devayānyā
—
with Devayānī
pura-udyāne
—
within the palace garden
puṣpita
—
full of flowers
druma
—
with nice trees
saṅkule
—
congested
vyacarat
—
was walking
kala-gīta
—
with very sweet sounds
ali
—
with bumblebees
nalinī
—
with lotuses
puline
—
in such a garden
abalā
—
innocent.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ekadā dānavendrasya
ekadā
once upon a time
dānava-indrasya
of Vṛṣaparvā
śarmiṣṭhā nāma kanyakā
śarmiṣṭhā
Śarmiṣṭhā
nāma
by name
kanyakā
a daughter
sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā
sakhī-sahasra-saṁyuktā
accompanied by thousands of friends
guru-putryā ca bhāminī
guru-putryā
with the daughter of the guru, Śukrācārya
ca
also
bhāminī
very easily irritated
devayānyā purodyāne
devayānyā
with Devayānī
pura-udyāne
within the palace garden
puṣpita-druma-saṅkule
puṣpita
full of flowers
druma
with nice trees
saṅkule
congested
vyacarat kala-gītāli-
vyacarat
was walking
kala-gīta
with very sweet sounds
ali
with bumblebees
nalinī-puline ’balā
nalinī
with lotuses
puline
in such a garden
abalā
innocent.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: One day Vṛṣaparvā’s daughter Śarmiṣṭhā, who was innocent but angry by nature, was walking with Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya, and with thousands of friends, in the palace garden. The garden was full of lotuses and trees of flowers and fruits and was inhabited by sweetly singing birds and bumblebees.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: One day Vṛṣaparvā's inexperienced daughter Śarmiṣṭhā, passionate by nature, was walking with Devayānī and thousands of friends in the palace garden filled with flowering trees on a bank covered with lotuses resounding with the humming of bees.
Dānavendrasya means “of Vṛṣaparvā.” They were on a bank covered with lotuses where bees were humming.
Personal Guidance
Two young women walk in a beautiful garden with thousands of friends — innocent, secure, expecting nothing dangerous. Worst conflicts often erupt in settings designed for harmless pleasure.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I assuming pleasant settings will guarantee pleasant outcomes?
- What might I prepare today for the kind of conflict that erupts in 'safe' places?
My note
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