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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.36

तं सात्यजन्नदीतोये कृच्छ्राल्लोकस्य बिभ्यती प्रपितामहस्तामुवाह पाण्डुर्वै सत्यविक्रम: ॥ ३६ ॥
taṁ sātyajan nadī-toye
[tam saatyajan nadee-toye]
kṛcchrāl lokasya bibhyatī
[krichchraal lokasya bibhyatee]
prapitāmahas tām uvāha
[prapitaamahas taam uvaaha]
pāṇḍur vai satya-vikramaḥ
[paandur vai satya-vikramah]
Word-for-word
tam — that child sā — she (Kuntī) atyajat — gave up nadī-toye — in the water of the river kṛcchrāt — with great repentance lokasya — of the people in general bibhyatī — fearing prapitāmahaḥ — (your) great-grandfather tām — her (Kuntī) uvāha — married pāṇḍuḥ — the king known as Pāṇḍu vai — indeed satya-vikramaḥ — very pious and chivalrous.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ sātyajan nadī-toye
tam
that child
sā
she (Kuntī)
atyajat
gave up
nadī-toye
in the water of the river
kṛcchrāl lokasya bibhyatī
kṛcchrāt
with great repentance
lokasya
of the people in general
bibhyatī
fearing
prapitāmahas tām uvāha
prapitāmahaḥ
(your) great-grandfather
tām
her (Kuntī)
uvāha
married
pāṇḍur vai satya-vikramaḥ
pāṇḍuḥ
the king known as Pāṇḍu
vai
indeed
satya-vikramaḥ
very pious and chivalrous.
Because Kuntī feared people’s criticisms, with great difficulty she had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she packed the child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the river. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King Pāṇḍu later married Kuntī.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Fearing people's criticisms, with great difficulty she gave up her child by placing it in a basket in the river. Your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King Pāṇḍu later married Kuntī.
Personal Guidance
Fearing public criticism, Kuntī floats Karṇa down the river. Public opinion can drive even great souls to abandon their own children — and the abandonment then unfolds into all of Mahābhārata's tragedy.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'public opinion' am I letting drive an abandonment I will later regret?
  • Whose child — biological or symbolic — am I being asked to keep rather than float away?
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