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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.12

ग्रहं ग्रहीष्ये सोमस्य यज्ञे वामप्यसोमपो: । क्रियतां मे वयो रूपं प्रमदानां यदीप्सितम् ॥ १२ ॥
grahaṁ grahīṣye somasya
[graham graheeshye somasya]
yajñe vām apy asoma-poḥ
[yajne vaam apy asoma-poh]
kriyatāṁ me vayo-rūpaṁ
[kriyataam me vayo-roopam]
pramadānāṁ yad īpsitam
[pramadaanaam yad eepsitam]
Word-for-word
graham — a full pot grahīṣye — I shall give somasya — of soma-rasa yajñe — in sacrifice vām — of both of you api — although asoma-poḥ — of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa kriyatām — just execute me — my vayaḥ — young age rūpam — beauty of a young man pramadānām — of women as a class yat — which is īpsitam — desirable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
grahaṁ grahīṣye somasya
graham
a full pot
grahīṣye
I shall give
somasya
of soma-rasa
yajñe vām apy asoma-poḥ
yajñe
in sacrifice
vām
of both of you
api
although
asoma-poḥ
of you two, who are not eligible to drink soma-rasa
kriyatāṁ me vayo-rūpaṁ
kriyatām
just execute
me
my
vayaḥ
young age
rūpam
beauty of a young man
pramadānāṁ yad īpsitam
pramadānām
of women as a class
yat
which is
īpsitam
desirable.
Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to young women.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Cyavana said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I will give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me which is attractive to young women. I will give you a full pot of soma (graham). I will perform sacrifice to you two using soma.
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Personal Guidance
Cyavana offers soma — something the Aśvins were forbidden from — as a fair exchange for their help. He uses his spiritual capital to elevate them; influence is meant to be shared.
Reflection Questions
  • What access do I have that I could share to lift those who helped me?
  • Whose exclusion am I in a position to gently undo?
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