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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.11

कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य नासत्यावाश्रमागतौ । तौ पूजयित्वा प्रोवाच वयो मे दत्तमीश्वरौ ॥ ११ ॥
kasyacit tv atha kālasya
[kasyachit tv atha kaalasya]
nāsatyāv āśramāgatau
[naasatyaav aashramaagatau]
tau pūjayitvā provāca
[tau poojayitvaa provaacha]
vayo me dattam īśvarau
[vayo me dattam eeshvarau]
kasyacit — after some (time) tu — but atha — in this way kālasya — time having passed nāsatyau — the two Aśvinī-kumāras āśrama — that place of Cyavana Muni āgatau — reached tau — unto those two pūjayitvā — offering respectful obeisances provāca — said vayaḥ — youth me — unto me dattam — please give īśvarau — because you two are able to do so.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kasyacit tv atha kālasya
kasyacit
after some (time)
tu
but
atha
in this way
kālasya
time having passed
nāsatyāv āśramāgatau
nāsatyau
the two Aśvinī-kumāras
āśrama
that place of Cyavana Muni
āgatau
reached
tau pūjayitvā provāca
tau
unto those two
pūjayitvā
offering respectful obeisances
provāca
said
vayo me dattam īśvarau
vayaḥ
youth
me
unto me
dattam
please give
īśvarau
because you two are able to do so.
Thereafter, some time having passed, the Aśvinī-kumāra brothers, the heavenly physicians, happened to come to Cyavana Muni’s āśrama. After offering them respectful obeisances, Cyavana Muni requested them to give him youthful life, for they were able to do so.

The heavenly physicians like the Aśvinī-kumāras could give youthful life even to one who was advanced in age. Indeed, great yogīs, with their mystic powers, can even bring a dead body back to life if the structure of the body is in order. We have already discussed this in connection with Bali Mahārāja’s soldiers and their treatment by Śukrācārya. Modern medical science has not yet discovered how to bring a dead body back to life or bring youthful energy to an old body, but from these verses we can understand that such treatment is possible if one is able to take knowledge from the Vedic information. The Aśvinī-kumāras were expert in Āyur-veda, as was Dhanvantari. In every department of material science, there is a perfection to be achieved, and to achieve it one must consult the Vedic literature. The highest perfection is to become a devotee of the Lord. To attain this perfection, one must consult Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is understood to be the ripe fruit of the Vedic desire tree ( nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam ).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, some time having passed, the Aśvinī-kumāra brothers, the heavenly physicians, happened to come to Cyavana's hermitage. After offering them respectful obeisances, Cyavana requested them to give him youthful life, for they were able to do so. Kasyacit kālasya means “at some time.” Īśvarau means “capable of giving youth.”
Cyavana asks the Aśvinī-kumāras for youth — even great sages may legitimately use available means to restore the body. Spiritual greatness does not require despising medicine.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I avoiding qualified help out of false renunciation?
  • What 'physicians' — material or spiritual — am I overdue to consult?
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