Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.13
क्षुत्तृट्श्रमो गात्रपरिभ्रमश्च
दैन्यं क्लम: शोकविषादमोहा: ।
सर्वे निवृत्ता: कृपणस्य जन्तो-
र्जिजीविषोर्जीवजलार्पणान्मे ॥ १३ ॥
kṣut-tṛṭ-śramo gātra-paribhramaś ca
[kshut-trit-shramo gaatra-paribhramash cha]
dainyaṁ klamaḥ śoka-viṣāda-mohāḥ
[dainyam klamah shoka-vishaada-mohaah]
sarve nivṛttāḥ kṛpaṇasya jantor
[sarve nivrittaah kripanasya jantor]
jijīviṣor jīva-jalārpaṇān me
[jijeevishor jeeva-jalaarpanaan me]
Word-for-word
kṣut
—
from hunger
tṛṭ
—
and thirst
śramaḥ
—
fatigue
gātra-paribhramaḥ
—
trembling of the body
ca
—
also
dainyam
—
poverty
klamaḥ
—
distress
śoka
—
lamentation
viṣāda
—
moroseness
mohāḥ
—
and bewilderment
sarve
—
all of them
nivṛttāḥ
—
finished
kṛpaṇasya
—
of the poor
jantoḥ
—
living entity (the caṇḍāla)
jijīviṣoḥ
—
desiring to live
jīva
—
maintaining life
jala
—
water
arpaṇāt
—
by delivering
me
—
mine.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣut-tṛṭ-śramo gātra-paribhramaś ca
kṣut
from hunger
tṛṭ
and thirst
śramaḥ
fatigue
gātra-paribhramaḥ
trembling of the body
ca
also
dainyaṁ klamaḥ śoka-viṣāda-mohāḥ
dainyam
poverty
klamaḥ
distress
śoka
lamentation
viṣāda
moroseness
mohāḥ
and bewilderment
sarve nivṛttāḥ kṛpaṇasya jantor
sarve
all of them
nivṛttāḥ
finished
kṛpaṇasya
of the poor
jantoḥ
living entity (the caṇḍāla)
jijīviṣor jīva-jalārpaṇān me
jijīviṣoḥ
desiring to live
jīva
maintaining life
jala
water
arpaṇāt
by delivering
me
mine.
By offering my water to maintain the life of this poor caṇḍāla, who is struggling to live, I have been freed from all hunger, thirst, fatigue, trembling of the body, moroseness, distress, lamentation and illusion.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
By offering water to maintain the life of this poor caṇḍāla, who is struggling to live, I have been freed from all hunger, thirst, fatigue, trembling of the body, moroseness, distress, lamentation and illusion.
“But you should drink a little of the remaining water, since you are suffering from thirst.” But I am free from hunger and thirst by offering water to save the life of a suffering living entity.
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Personal Guidance
Giving water to the caṇḍāla, Rantideva says he is freed from hunger, thirst, fatigue, and illusion. The act of self-emptying generosity dissolves the very deprivations one was suffering.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my own life has giving relieved me more than receiving would have?
- Whose deprivation, attended to, might free me from my own?
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