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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.21.8

याते शूद्रे तमन्योऽगादतिथि: श्वभिरावृत: । राजन् मे दीयतामन्नं सगणाय बुभुक्षते ॥ ८ ॥
yāte śūdre tam anyo ’gād
[yaate shoodre tam anyo ’gaad]
atithiḥ śvabhir āvṛtaḥ
[atithih shvabhir aavritah]
rājan me dīyatām annaṁ
[raajan me deeyataam annam]
sagaṇāya bubhukṣate
[saganaaya bubhukshate]
Word-for-word
yāte — when he went away śūdre — the śūdra guest tam — unto the King anyaḥ — another agāt — arrived there atithiḥ — guest śvabhiḥ āvṛtaḥ — accompanied by dogs rājan — O King me — unto me dīyatām — deliver annam — eatables sa-gaṇāya — with my company of dogs bubhukṣate — hankering for food.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yāte śūdre tam anyo ’gād
yāte
when he went away
śūdre
the śūdra guest
tam
unto the King
anyaḥ
another
atithiḥ śvabhir āvṛtaḥ
rājan me dīyatām annaṁ
sagaṇāya bubhukṣate
agāt
arrived there
atithiḥ
guest
śvabhiḥ āvṛtaḥ
accompanied by dogs
rājan
O King
me
unto me
dīyatām
deliver
annam
eatables
sa-gaṇāya
with my company of dogs
bubhukṣate
hankering for food.
When the śūdra went away, another guest arrived, surrounded by dogs, and said, “O King, I and my company of dogs are very hungry. Please give us something to eat.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the śūdra went away, another guest arrived, surrounded by dogs, and said, “O King, Please give me something to eat along with my companions, for I desire to eat.”
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Personal Guidance
Then a guest arrives surrounded by hungry dogs and asks for food. Even animals come to the door of a true devotee — and they too are guests who must be fed.
Reflection Questions
  • How am I caring for the non-human guests at my own door?
  • Where could simple regular feeding of animals become part of my devotional routine?
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