Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.10
पानीयमात्रमुच्छेषं तच्चैकपरितर्पणम् ।
पास्यत: पुल्कसोऽभ्यागादपो देह्यशुभाय मे ॥ १० ॥
pānīya-mātram uccheṣaṁ
[paaneeya-maatram uchchesham]
tac caika-paritarpaṇam
[tach chaika-paritarpanam]
pāsyataḥ pulkaso ’bhyāgād
[paasyatah pulkaso ’bhyaagaad]
apo dehy aśubhāya me
[apo dehy ashubhaaya me]
Word-for-word
pānīya-mātram
—
only the drinking water
uccheṣam
—
what remained of the food
tat ca
—
that also
eka
—
for one
paritarpaṇam
—
satisfying
pāsyataḥ
—
when the King was about to drink
pulkasaḥ
—
a caṇḍāla
abhyāgāt
—
came there
apaḥ
—
water
dehi
—
please give
aśubhāya
—
although I am a lowborn caṇḍāla
me
—
to me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pānīya-mātram uccheṣaṁ
pānīya-mātram
only the drinking water
uccheṣam
what remained of the food
tac caika-paritarpaṇam
tat ca
that also
eka
for one
paritarpaṇam
satisfying
pāsyataḥ pulkaso ’bhyāgād
pāsyataḥ
when the King was about to drink
pulkasaḥ
a caṇḍāla
abhyāgāt
came there
apo dehy aśubhāya me
apaḥ
water
dehi
please give
aśubhāya
although I am a lowborn caṇḍāla
me
to me.
Thereafter, only the drinking water remained, and there was only enough to satisfy one person, but when the King was just about to drink it, a caṇḍāla appeared and said, “O King, although I am lowborn, kindly give me some drinking water.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, only the drinking water remained, and there was only enough to satisfy one person, but when the King was just about to drink it, a caṇḍāla appeared and said, “O King, although I am lowborn, kindly give me some drinking water.”
Personal Guidance
Only one cup of drinking water remains, enough for one person — and a caṇḍāla appears asking for it. The test escalates precisely as the resource shrinks; true devotion is measured at the very last drop.
Reflection Questions
- What is my behavior at the 'last drop' of any resource?
- Where have I been generous when I had plenty and stingy when I had little?
My note
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