Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.35
तस्य सत्यधृति: पुत्रो धनुर्वेदविशारद: ।
शरद्वांस्तत्सुतो यस्मादुर्वशीदर्शनात् किल ।
शरस्तम्बेऽपतद् रेतो मिथुनं तदभूच्छुभम् ॥ ३५ ॥
tasya satyadhṛtiḥ putro
[tasya satyadhritih putro]
dhanur-veda-viśāradaḥ
[dhanur-veda-vishaaradah]
śaradvāṁs tat-suto yasmād
[sharadvaams tat-suto yasmaad]
urvaśī-darśanāt kila
[urvashee-darshanaat kila]
śara-stambe ’patad reto
[shara-stambe ’patad reto]
mithunaṁ tad abhūc chubham
[mithunam tad abhooch chubham]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
of him (Śatānanda)
satyadhṛtiḥ
—
Satyadhṛti
putraḥ
—
a son
dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥ
—
very expert in the art of archery
śaradvān
—
Śaradvān
tat-sutaḥ
—
the son of Satyadhṛti
yasmāt
—
from whom
urvaśī-darśanāt
—
simply by seeing the celestial Urvaśī
kila
—
indeed
śara-stambe
—
on a clump of śara grass
apatat
—
fell
retaḥ
—
semen
mithunam
—
a male and female
tat abhūt
—
there were born
śubham
—
all-auspicious.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya satyadhṛtiḥ putro
tasya
of him (Śatānanda)
satyadhṛtiḥ
Satyadhṛti
putraḥ
a son
dhanur-veda-viśāradaḥ
dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥ
very expert in the art of archery
śaradvān
Śaradvān
śaradvāṁs tat-suto yasmād
tat-sutaḥ
the son of Satyadhṛti
yasmāt
from whom
urvaśī-darśanāt kila
urvaśī-darśanāt
simply by seeing the celestial Urvaśī
kila
indeed
śara-stambe ’patad reto
śara-stambe
on a clump of śara grass
apatat
fell
retaḥ
semen
mithunaṁ tad abhūc chubham
mithunam
a male and female
tat abhūt
there were born
śubham
all-auspicious.
The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.
Personal Guidance
Śaradvān, on seeing Urvaśī, accidentally discharges semen onto śara grass and twin children emerge. Sense lapse can occur even to skilled archers and still produce something the Lord uses — but the lapse remains.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I trusting my skill to prevent a lapse that strikes equally at all skill levels?
- What practice supplements my skill against the moments my skill cannot help me?
My note
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