Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.23.37
अहं बन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् ।
जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते ॥ ३७ ॥
ahaṁ bandhyāsapatnī ca
[aham bandhyaasapatnee cha]
snuṣā me yujyate katham
[snushaa me yujyate katham]
janayiṣyasi yaṁ rājñi
[janayishyasi yam raajni]
tasyeyam upayujyate
[tasyeyam upayujyate]
Word-for-word
aham
—
I am
bandhyā
—
sterile
asa-patnī
—
I have no co-wife
ca
—
also
snuṣā
—
daughter-in-law
me
—
my
yujyate
—
could be
katham
—
how
janayiṣyasi
—
you will give birth to
yam
—
which son
rājñi
—
O my dear Queen
tasya
—
for him
iyam
—
this girl
upayujyate
—
will be very suitable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ahaṁ bandhyāsapatnī ca
aham
I am
bandhyā
sterile
asa-patnī
I have no co-wife
ca
also
snuṣā me yujyate katham
snuṣā
daughter-in-law
me
my
yujyate
could be
katham
how
janayiṣyasi yaṁ rājñi
janayiṣyasi
you will give birth to
yam
which son
rājñi
O my dear Queen
tasyeyam upayujyate
tasya
for him
iyam
this girl
upayujyate
will be very suitable.
Śaibyā said, “I am sterile and have no co-wife. How can this girl be my daughter-in-law? Please tell me.” Jyāmagha replied, “My dear Queen, I shall see that you indeed have a son and that this girl will be your daughter-in-law.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śaibyā said, "I am sterile and have no co-wife. How can this girl be my daughter-in-law?" Jyāmagha replied, "My dear Queen, this girl will be the wife of the son you will bear."
“I do not have a co-wife who could bear a son.” In great fear, Jyāmagha said, “You will have a son.”
Personal Guidance
Śaibyā objects: 'I am sterile, I have no co-wife.' Jyāmagha replies, 'I shall see that you have a son and she will be your daughter-in-law.' The husband makes a bold promise that depends entirely on divine grace.
Reflection Questions
- What bold promise have I made that I am now expected to deliver through grace, not by my own power?
- Where might my own confidence be a quiet act of surrendering the outcome upward?
My note
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