Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.2
सुकन्या नाम तस्यासीत् कन्या कमललोचना ।
तया सार्धं वनगतो ह्यगमच्च्यवनाश्रमम् ॥ २ ॥
sukanyā nāma tasyāsīt
[sukanyaa naama tasyaaseet]
kanyā kamala-locanā
[kanyaa kamala-lochanaa]
tayā sārdhaṁ vana-gato
[tayaa saardham vana-gato]
hy agamac cyavanāśramam
[hy agamach chyavanaashramam]
Word-for-word
sukanyā
—
Sukanyā
nāma
—
by name
tasya
—
of him (Śaryāti)
āsīt
—
there was
kanyā
—
a daughter
kamala-locanā
—
lotus-eyed
tayā sārdham
—
with her
vana-gataḥ
—
having entered the forest
hi
—
indeed
agamat
—
he went
cyavana-āśramam
—
to the āśrama cottage of Cyavana Muni.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sukanyā nāma tasyāsīt
sukanyā
Sukanyā
nāma
by name
tasya
of him (Śaryāti)
āsīt
there was
kanyā kamala-locanā
kanyā
a daughter
kamala-locanā
lotus-eyed
tayā sārdhaṁ vana-gato
tayā sārdham
with her
vana-gataḥ
having entered the forest
hi
indeed
agamat
he went
hy agamac cyavanāśramam
cyavana-āśramam
to the āśrama cottage of Cyavana Muni.
Śaryāti had a beautiful lotus-eyed daughter named Sukanyā, with whom he went to the forest to see the āśrama of Cyavana Muni.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śaryāti had a beautiful lotus-eyed daughter named Sukanyā, with whom he went to the forest to see the hermitage of the sage Cyavana.
Personal Guidance
Śaryāti brings his daughter to a sage's āśrama — a king teaches his child by exposure, not lecture. Holy places and holy company shape children more than instruction.
Reflection Questions
- Which holy place have I not taken my children, friends, or self to recently?
- What gets transmitted by mere proximity that words could never convey?
My note
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