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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.18

कण्व: कुमारस्य वने चक्रे समुचिता: क्रिया: । बद्ध्वा मृगेन्द्रंतरसा क्रीडति स्म स बालक: ॥ १८ ॥
kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane
[kanvah kumaarasya vane]
cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ
[chakre samuchitaah kriyaah]
baddhvā mṛgendraṁ tarasā
[baddhvaa mrigendram tarasaa]
krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ
[kreedati sma sa baalakah]
Word-for-word
kaṇvaḥ — Kaṇva Muni kumārasya — of the son born of Śakuntalā vane — in the forest cakre — executed samucitāḥ — prescribed kriyāḥ — ritualistic ceremonies baddhvā — capturing mṛga-indram — a lion tarasā — by force krīḍati — playing sma — in the past saḥ — he bālakaḥ — the child.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane
kaṇvaḥ
Kaṇva Muni
kumārasya
of the son born of Śakuntalā
vane
in the forest
cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ
cakre
executed
samucitāḥ
prescribed
kriyāḥ
ritualistic ceremonies
baddhvā mṛgendraṁ tarasā
baddhvā
capturing
mṛga-indram
a lion
tarasā
by force
krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ
krīḍati
playing
sma
in the past
saḥ
he
bālakaḥ
the child.
In the forest, Kaṇva Muni performed all the ritualistic ceremonies concerning the newborn child. Later, the boy became so powerful that he would capture a lion and play with it.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the forest, Kaṇva performed all the prescribed rites for the child. The boy would capture a lion by force and play with it.
Personal Guidance
In the forest, Kaṇva performs the rites and the boy grows so strong he plays with lions. Children abandoned by absent fathers can still be raised splendidly — but not without a Kaṇva.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'Kaṇva' am I being for a child whose biological parent is absent?
  • Where could I support a single mother or father in raising someone the original father did not stay for?
📝 My note

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