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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.7

तमेव प्रेष्ठतमया रममाणमजान्यया । विलोक्य कूपसंविग्ना नामृष्यद् बस्तकर्म तत् ॥ ७ ॥
tam eva preṣṭhatamayā
[tam eva preshthatamayaa]
ramamāṇam ajānyayā
[ramamaanam ajaanyayaa]
vilokya kūpa-saṁvignā
[vilokya koopa-samvignaa]
nāmṛṣyad basta-karma tat
[naamrishyad basta-karma tat]
Word-for-word
tam — the he-goat eva — indeed preṣṭhatamayā — beloved ramamāṇam — engaged in sexual activities ajā — the she-goat anyayā — with another she-goat vilokya — by seeing kūpa-saṁvignā — the she-goat who had fallen into the well na — not amṛṣyat — tolerated basta-karma — the business of the goat tat — that (sex is accepted here as the business of the goat).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam eva preṣṭhatamayā
tam
the he-goat
eva
indeed
preṣṭhatamayā
beloved
ramamāṇam ajānyayā
ramamāṇam
engaged in sexual activities
ajā
the she-goat
anyayā
with another she-goat
vilokya kūpa-saṁvignā
vilokya
by seeing
kūpa-saṁvignā
the she-goat who had fallen into the well
na
not
nāmṛṣyad basta-karma tat
amṛṣyat
tolerated
basta-karma
the business of the goat
tat
that (sex is accepted here as the business of the goat).
When the she-goat who had fallen into the well saw her beloved goat engaged in sexual affairs with another she-goat, she could not tolerate the goat’s activities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the she-goat who had fallen into the well saw her beloved goat engaged in sexual affairs with another she-goat, she could not tolerate the goat's activities. Ajānyayā means “another goat.” This is an irregular formation of a compound. The goat who had fallen in the well refers to Devayānī.
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Personal Guidance
The first she-goat sees her saviour engaged with another and cannot tolerate it. Whatever the cultural form, the betrayal of an exclusive bond produces unbearable pain that no philosophy quickly removes.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have I underestimated the pain my divided attention causes someone who trusted me exclusively?
  • What is one act of repair I could offer today?
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