Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.14
इत्युक्तो जरया ग्रस्तदेहो धमनिसन्तत: ।
ह्रदं प्रवेशितोऽश्विभ्यां वलीपलितविग्रह: ॥ १४ ॥
ity ukto jarayā grasta-
[ity ukto jarayaa grasta-]
deho dhamani-santataḥ
[deho dhamani-santatah]
hradaṁ praveśito ’śvibhyāṁ
[hradam praveshito ’shvibhyaam]
valī-palita-vigrahaḥ
[valee-palita-vigrahah]
Word-for-word
iti uktaḥ
—
thus being addressed
jarayā
—
by old age and invalidity
grasta-dehaḥ
—
the body being so diseased
dhamani-santataḥ
—
whose veins were visible everywhere on the body
hradam
—
the lake
praveśitaḥ
—
entered
aśvibhyām
—
helped by the Aśvinī-kumāras
valī-palita-vigrahaḥ
—
whose body had loose skin and white hair.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity ukto jarayā grasta-
iti uktaḥ
thus being addressed
jarayā
by old age and invalidity
grasta-dehaḥ
the body being so diseased
deho dhamani-santataḥ
dhamani-santataḥ
whose veins were visible everywhere on the body
hradaṁ praveśito ’śvibhyāṁ
hradam
the lake
praveśitaḥ
entered
aśvibhyām
helped by the Aśvinī-kumāras
valī-palita-vigrahaḥ
valī-palita-vigrahaḥ
whose body had loose skin and white hair.
After saying this, the Aśvinī-kumāras caught hold of Cyavana Muni, who was an old, diseased invalid with loose skin, white hair, and veins visible all over his body, and all three of them entered the lake.
Purport
Cyavana Muni was so old that he could not enter the lake alone. Thus the Aśvinī-kumāras caught hold of his body, and the three of them entered the lake.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After saying this, the Aśvinī-kumāras caught hold of Cyavana, who was emaciated with age, having loose skin and white hair, and all three of them entered the lake.
Taking the old man, they also entered the lake.
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Personal Guidance
The Aśvins lovingly carry the old, decrepit sage into the lake. Sometimes others must hold our hand to help us cross the threshold we could not cross alone.
Reflection Questions
- Whose hand do I need to grasp to actually enter the transformative water?
- Whom can I help carry, today, into a transformation they could not access alone?
My note
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