SB 9.3.18 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.18

यक्ष्यमाणोऽथ शर्यातिश्‍च्यवनस्याश्रमं गत: । ददर्श दुहितु: पार्श्वे पुरुषं सूर्यवर्चसम् ॥ १८ ॥

yakṣyamāṇo ’tha śaryātiś

[yakshyamaano ’tha sharyaatish]

cyavanasyāśramaṁ gataḥ

[chyavanasyaashramam gatah]

dadarśa duhituḥ pārśve

[dadarsha duhituh paarshve]

puruṣaṁ sūrya-varcasam

[purusham soorya-varchasam]

Word-for-word

yakṣyamāṇaḥ — desiring to perform a yajña atha — thus śaryātiḥ — King Śaryāti cyavanasya — of Cyavana Muni āśramam — to the residence gataḥ — having gone dadarśa — he saw duhituḥ — of his daughter pārśve — by the side puruṣam — a man sūrya-varcasam — beautiful and effulgent like the sun.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yakṣyamāṇo ’tha śaryātiś

yakṣyamāṇaḥ

desiring to perform a yajña

atha

thus

cyavanasyāśramaṁ gataḥ

dadarśa duhituḥ pārśve

śaryātiḥ

King Śaryāti

cyavanasya

of Cyavana Muni

puruṣaṁ sūrya-varcasam

āśramam

to the residence

gataḥ

having gone

dadarśa

he saw

duhituḥ

of his daughter

pārśve

by the side

puruṣam

a man

sūrya-varcasam

beautiful and effulgent like the sun.

Thereafter, King Śaryāti, desiring to perform a sacrifice, went to the residence of Cyavana Muni. There he saw by the side of his daughter a very beautiful young man, as bright as the sun.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Thereafter, King Śaryāti, desiring to perform a sacrifice, went to the residence of Cyavana. There he saw by the side of his daughter a young man, as bright as the sun.

Personal Guidance

Śaryāti returns and is shocked to see a glowing young man next to his daughter. Appearances at first glance can lead even wise observers to false conclusions.

Reflection Questions

What recent first impression did I act on that deserved a second look?
Where am I likely misjudging a situation because I did not see the full backstory?

📝 My note

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