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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.38

मूढे भर द्वाजमिमं भर द्वाजं बृहस्पते । यातौ यदुक्त्वा पितरौ भरद्वाजस्ततस्त्वयम् ॥ ३८ ॥
mūḍhe bhara dvājam imaṁ
[moodhe bhara dvaajam imam]
bhara dvājaṁ bṛhaspate
[bhara dvaajam brihaspate]
yātau yad uktvā pitarau
[yaatau yad uktvaa pitarau]
bharadvājas tatas tv ayam
[bharadvaajas tatas tv ayam]
Word-for-word
mūḍhe — O foolish woman bhara — just maintain dvājam — although born by an illicit connection between two imam — this child bhara — maintain dvājam — although born by an illicit connection between two bṛhaspate — O Bṛhaspati yātau — left yat — because uktvā — having said pitarau — both the father and mother bharadvājaḥ — by the name Bharadvāja tataḥ — thereafter tu — indeed ayam — this child.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mūḍhe bhara dvājam imaṁ
mūḍhe
O foolish woman
bhara
just maintain
dvājam
although born by an illicit connection between two
imam
this child
bhara dvājaṁ bṛhaspate
bhara
maintain
dvājam
although born by an illicit connection between two
bṛhaspate
O Bṛhaspati
yātau yad uktvā pitarau
yātau
left
yat
because
uktvā
having said
pitarau
both the father and mother
bharadvājas tatas tv ayam
bharadvājaḥ
by the name Bharadvāja
tataḥ
thereafter
tu
indeed
ayam
this child.
Bṛhaspati said to Mamatā, “You foolish woman, although this child was born from the wife of one man through the semen discharged by another, you should maintain him.” Upon hearing this, Mamatā replied, “O Bṛhaspati, you maintain him!” After speaking in this way, Bṛhaspati and Mamatā both left. Thus the child was known as Bharadvāja.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Bṛhaspati said to Mamatā, "You foolish woman! You should maintain this child born of two fathers." Upon hearing this, Mamatā replied, "O Bṛhaspati! You maintain him!" After speaking in this way, Bṛhaspati and Mamatā both left. Thus the child was known as Bharadvāja. Bṛhaspati said to Mamatā, who was going away leaving the child, “O fool! You should maintain this child.” But I fear my husband. “Though he is born from the semen of another man in your womb, though he is twice born, he is born from both of us. He is your child. Therefore you should not fear your husband.” Mamatā said, “O Bṛhaspati! You should maintain him, because he was born wrongly from two fathers. By force you have produced this child in me, though I was unwilling. He is your son, not mine.” Because both the mother and father went away, he was called Bharadvāja (Please maintain the son produced by two fathers). Another version has yad duḥkhāt: the mother and father left in sorrow on giving up their son.
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Personal Guidance
Both parents shove the child away — Bṛhaspati to Mamatā, Mamatā back to Bṛhaspati — and the child is left as 'Bharadvāja,' 'maintain him.' Even high-souled people can leave a child orphaned by their own quarrel.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose responsibility am I currently shoving back at someone else?
  • What 'name' has my unwillingness given to a child or junior in my care?
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