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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.3

इमे अङ्गिरस: सत्रमासतेऽद्य सुमेधस: । षष्ठं षष्ठमुपेत्याह: कवे मुह्यन्ति कर्मणि ॥ ३ ॥
ime aṅgirasaḥ satram
[ime angirasah satram]
āsate ’dya sumedhasaḥ
[aasate ’dya sumedhasah]
ṣaṣṭhaṁ ṣaṣṭham upetyāhaḥ
[shashtham shashtham upetyaahah]
kave muhyanti karmaṇi
[kave muhyanti karmani]
Word-for-word
ime — all these aṅgirasaḥ — descendants of the dynasty of Aṅgirā satram — sacrifice āsate — are performing adya — today sumedhasaḥ — who are all very intelligent ṣaṣṭham — sixth ṣaṣṭham — sixth upetya — after achieving ahaḥ — day kave — O best of learned men muhyanti — become bewildered karmaṇi — in discharging fruitive activities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ime aṅgirasaḥ satram
ime
all these
aṅgirasaḥ
descendants of the dynasty of Aṅgirā
satram
sacrifice
āsate ’dya sumedhasaḥ
āsate
are performing
adya
today
sumedhasaḥ
who are all very intelligent
ṣaṣṭhaṁ ṣaṣṭham upetyāhaḥ
ṣaṣṭham
sixth
ṣaṣṭham
sixth
upetya
after achieving
ahaḥ
day
kave muhyanti karmaṇi
kave
O best of learned men
muhyanti
become bewildered
karmaṇi
in discharging fruitive activities.
Nābhāga’s father said: All the descendants of Aṅgirā are now going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.
Purport

Nābhāga was very simple hearted. Therefore when he went to his father, the father, out of compassion for his son, suggested that as a means of livelihood Nābhāga could go to the descendants of Aṅgirā and take advantage of their misgivings in performing yajña.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nābhāga's father said: All the descendants of Aṅgirā are now going to perform a great sacrifice, but although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered in performing sacrifice. “Since I am a simple person, I cannot go to those brothers again.” Out of affection I will explain a method by which you can maintain a living. A six day sacrifice is being performed. O learned son! On every sixth day, when performing the actions, though they are intelligent, they will become bewildered concerning certain verses.
Personal Guidance
The father lovingly points out that Aṅgirā's descendants get bewildered on the sixth day of their yajña, and Nābhāga can help. Real elders open doors quietly using their own deep knowledge of others.
Reflection Questions
  • Who could open a door for me with one quiet observation that I've been missing?
  • Whom can I help by sharing a non-obvious pattern I have noticed about others?
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