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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.2.10

एवं शप्तस्तु गुरुणा प्रत्यगृह्णात् कृताञ्जलि: । अधारयद् व्रतं वीर ऊर्ध्वरेता मुनिप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
evaṁ śaptas tu guruṇā
[evam shaptas tu gurunaa]
pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ
[pratyagrihnaat kritaanjalih]
adhārayad vrataṁ vīra
[adhaarayad vratam veera]
ūrdhva-retā muni-priyam
[oordhva-retaa muni-priyam]
Word-for-word
evam — in this way śaptaḥ — having been cursed tu — but guruṇā — by his spiritual master pratyagṛhṇāt — he (Pṛṣadhra) accepted kṛta-añjaliḥ — with folded hands adhārayat — took up, assumed vratam — the vow of brahmacarya vīraḥ — that hero ūrdhva-retāḥ — having controlled his senses muni-priyam — which is approved by the great sages.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ śaptas tu guruṇā
evam
in this way
śaptaḥ
having been cursed
tu
but
guruṇā
by his spiritual master
pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ
pratyagṛhṇāt
he (Pṛṣadhra) accepted
kṛta-añjaliḥ
with folded hands
adhārayad vrataṁ vīra
adhārayat
took up, assumed
vratam
the vow of brahmacarya
vīraḥ
that hero
ūrdhva-retā muni-priyam
ūrdhva-retāḥ
having controlled his senses
muni-priyam
which is approved by the great sages.
When the hero Pṛṣadhra was thus cursed by his spiritual master, he accepted the curse with folded hands. Then, having controlled his senses, he took the vow of brahmacarya, which is approved by all great sages.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the hero Pṛṣadhra was thus cursed by his guru, he accepted the curse with folded hands. Controlling his senses, he took the vow of brahmacarya. With folded hands he accepted the curse as mercy. He had devotion to guru. He did not say “Why did uselessly you curse me without reflecting first?” Though cursed by his guru, remaining faithful to guru, he attained liberation without obstacles. That is the lesson of this story. Muni-priyam means a vow of celibacy.
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Personal Guidance
Pṛṣadhra accepts the unfair curse with folded hands and does not argue back. Surrendered acceptance of even an unjust guru-word becomes the very seed of liberation.
Reflection Questions
  • When I receive correction I think is wrong, do I fold my hands or fold my arms?
  • What apparent injustice in my life might be a hidden mercy I have not yet decoded?
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