Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.3.35
इत्यादिष्टोऽभिवन्द्याजं नृप: स्वपुरमागत: ।
त्यक्तं पुण्यजनत्रासाद् भ्रातृभिर्दिक्ष्ववस्थितै: ॥ ३५ ॥
ity ādiṣṭo ’bhivandyājaṁ
[ity aadishto ’bhivandyaajam]
nṛpaḥ sva-puram āgataḥ
[nripah sva-puram aagatah]
tyaktaṁ puṇya-jana-trāsād
[tyaktam punya-jana-traasaad]
bhrātṛbhir dikṣv avasthitaiḥ
[bhraatribhir dikshv avasthitaih]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
ādiṣṭaḥ
—
being ordered by Lord Brahmā
abhivandya
—
after offering obeisances
ajam
—
unto Lord Brahmā
nṛpaḥ
—
the King
sva-puram
—
to his own residence
āgataḥ
—
returned
tyaktam
—
which was vacant
puṇya-jana
—
of higher living entities
trāsāt
—
because of their fear
bhrātṛbhiḥ
—
by his brothers
dikṣu
—
in different directions
avasthitaiḥ
—
who were residing.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity ādiṣṭo ’bhivandyājaṁ
iti
thus
ādiṣṭaḥ
being ordered by Lord Brahmā
abhivandya
after offering obeisances
ajam
unto Lord Brahmā
nṛpaḥ sva-puram āgataḥ
nṛpaḥ
the King
sva-puram
to his own residence
āgataḥ
returned
tyaktaṁ puṇya-jana-trāsād
tyaktam
which was vacant
puṇya-jana
of higher living entities
trāsāt
because of their fear
bhrātṛbhir dikṣv avasthitaiḥ
bhrātṛbhiḥ
by his brothers
dikṣu
in different directions
avasthitaiḥ
who were residing.
Having received this order from Lord Brahmā, Kakudmī offered obeisances unto him and returned to his own residence. He then saw that his residence was vacant, having been abandoned by his brothers and other relatives, who were living in all directions because of fear of such higher living beings as the Yakṣas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Having received this order from Brahmā, Kakudmī offered obeisances to him and returned to his residence, which had been abandoned by his brothers and other relatives, who were living in all directions because of fear of Yakṣas.
This describes what happened in the past. His brothers had long abandoned the residence.
Personal Guidance
Kakudmī returns home and finds it long abandoned by relatives fleeing Yakṣas. The world he left no longer exists; while we are gone even a short while, life reshuffles.
Reflection Questions
- What 'home' am I assuming will still be there when I return from my absorptions?
- How would I treat my present circle if I knew nothing returns unchanged?
My note
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