Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.21
इत्युक्त्वा नाहुषो जायां तदीयं पूरवे वय: ।
दत्त्वा स्वजरसं तस्मादाददे विगतस्पृह: ॥ २१ ॥
ity uktvā nāhuṣo jāyāṁ
[ity uktvaa naahusho jaayaam]
tadīyaṁ pūrave vayaḥ
[tadeeyam poorave vayah]
dattvā sva-jarasaṁ tasmād
[dattvaa sva-jarasam tasmaad]
ādade vigata-spṛhaḥ
[aadade vigata-sprihah]
Word-for-word
iti uktvā
—
saying this
nāhuṣaḥ
—
Mahārāja Yayāti, the son of King Nahuṣa
jāyām
—
unto his wife, Devayānī
tadīyam
—
his own
pūrave
—
unto his son Pūru
vayaḥ
—
youth
dattvā
—
delivering
sva-jarasam
—
his own invalidity and old age
tasmāt
—
from him
ādade
—
took back
vigata-spṛhaḥ
—
being freed from all material lusty desires.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktvā nāhuṣo jāyāṁ
iti uktvā
saying this
nāhuṣaḥ
Mahārāja Yayāti, the son of King Nahuṣa
jāyām
unto his wife, Devayānī
tadīyaṁ pūrave vayaḥ
tadīyam
his own
pūrave
unto his son Pūru
vayaḥ
youth
dattvā sva-jarasaṁ tasmād
dattvā
delivering
sva-jarasam
his own invalidity and old age
tasmāt
from him
ādade
took back
ādade vigata-spṛhaḥ
vigata-spṛhaḥ
being freed from all material lusty desires.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After speaking in this way to his wife, Devayānī, King Yayāti, who was now free from all material desires, called his youngest son, Pūru, and returned Pūru’s youth in exchange for his own old age.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After speaking in this way to his wife, King Yayāti, who was now free from all material desires, gave his youth to Pūru, and accepted his own old age.
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Personal Guidance
Yayāti returns Pūru's youth and takes back his own old age. The willingness to undo the very rejuvenation we begged for is the mark of the cleansed mind.
Reflection Questions
- What concession I once begged for am I now ready to return?
- Where would taking back my own appropriate age, status, or limits feel like freedom?
My note
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