Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.25
हन्तुं तमाददे वज्रं सद्योमन्युरमर्षित: ।
सवज्रं स्तम्भयामास भुजमिन्द्रस्य भार्गव: ॥ २५ ॥
hantuṁ tam ādade vajraṁ
[hantum tam aadade vajram]
sadyo manyur amarṣitaḥ
[sadyo manyur amarshitah]
savajraṁ stambhayām āsa
[savajram stambhayaam aasa]
bhujam indrasya bhārgavaḥ
[bhujam indrasya bhaargavah]
Word-for-word
hantum
—
to kill
tam
—
him (Cyavana)
ādade
—
Indra took up
vajram
—
his thunderbolt
sadyaḥ
—
immediately
manyuḥ
—
because of great anger, without consideration
amarṣitaḥ
—
being very much perturbed
sa-vajram
—
with the thunderbolt
stambhayām āsa
—
paralyzed
bhujam
—
the arm
indrasya
—
of Indra
bhārgavaḥ
—
Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhṛgu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hantuṁ tam ādade vajraṁ
hantum
to kill
tam
him (Cyavana)
ādade
Indra took up
vajram
his thunderbolt
sadyo manyur amarṣitaḥ
sadyaḥ
immediately
manyuḥ
because of great anger, without consideration
amarṣitaḥ
being very much perturbed
savajraṁ stambhayām āsa
sa-vajram
with the thunderbolt
stambhayām āsa
paralyzed
bhujam indrasya bhārgavaḥ
bhujam
the arm
indrasya
of Indra
bhārgavaḥ
Cyavana Muni, the descendant of Bhṛgu.
King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But Cyavana Muni, by his powers, paralyzed Indra’s arm that held the thunderbolt.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
King Indra, in anger, immediately took up his thunderbolt to kill Cyavana. But Cyavana paralyzed Indra's arm that held the thunderbolt.
Without considering, Indra suddenly became angry and took up his thunderbolt.
Personal Guidance
Indra, furious that the Aśvins are being included, lifts his thunderbolt — but Cyavana paralyzes his arm. Higher principle, when defended by a saint, can freeze even a king of heaven mid-strike.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I striking out from position rather than principle?
- Who in my life would I let arrest my own raised hand for a higher good?
My note
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