Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.2
गुरुश्च रन्तिदेवश्च सङ्कृते: पाण्डुनन्दन ।
रन्तिदेवस्य महिमा इहामुत्र च गीयते ॥ २ ॥
guruś ca rantidevaś ca
[gurush cha rantidevash cha]
saṅkṛteḥ pāṇḍu-nandana
[sankriteh paandu-nandana]
rantidevasya mahimā
[rantidevasya mahimaa]
ihāmutra ca gīyate
[ihaamutra cha geeyate]
Word-for-word
guruḥ
—
a son named Guru
ca
—
and
rantidevaḥ ca
—
and a son named Rantideva
saṅkṛteḥ
—
from Saṅkṛti
pāṇḍu-nandana
—
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Pāṇḍu
rantidevasya
—
of Rantideva
mahimā
—
the glories
iha
—
in this world
amutra
—
and in the next world
ca
—
also
gīyate
—
are glorified.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
guruś ca rantidevaś ca
guruḥ
a son named Guru
ca
and
rantidevaḥ ca
and a son named Rantideva
saṅkṛteḥ pāṇḍu-nandana
saṅkṛteḥ
from Saṅkṛti
pāṇḍu-nandana
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Pāṇḍu
rantidevasya mahimā
rantidevasya
of Rantideva
mahimā
the glories
ihāmutra ca gīyate
iha
in this world
amutra
and in the next world
ca
also
gīyate
are glorified.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Pāṇḍu, Saṅkṛti had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva. Rantideva is famous in both this world and the next, for he is glorified not only in human society but also in the society of the demigods.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Pāṇḍu! Saṅkṛti had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva. Rantideva is glorified not only in human society but also in the society of the devatās.
Personal Guidance
Rantideva is famous in human and divine society alike. Some lives, lived with sufficient devotional intensity, end up being remembered in multiple worlds at once.
Reflection Questions
- If demigods could comment on my life, would they recognize it as devotional?
- Where am I content with human notice when divine notice is also at stake?
My note
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