Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.30
व्रतान्ते कार्तिके मासि त्रिरात्रं समुपोषित: ।
स्नात: कदाचित् कालिन्द्यां हरिं मधुवनेऽर्चयत् ॥ ३० ॥
vratānte kārtike māsi
[vrataante kaartike maasi]
tri-rātraṁ samupoṣitaḥ
[tri-raatram samuposhitah]
snātaḥ kadācit kālindyāṁ
[snaatah kadaachit kaalindyaam]
hariṁ madhuvane ’rcayat
[harim madhuvane ’rchayat]
Word-for-word
vrata-ante
—
at the end of observing the vow
kārtike
—
in the month of Kārtika (October-November)
māsi
—
in that month
tri-rātram
—
for three nights
samupoṣitaḥ
—
after completely observing the fast
snātaḥ
—
after bathing
kadācit
—
once upon a time
kālindyām
—
on the bank of the Yamunā
harim
—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
madhuvane
—
in that part of the Vṛndāvana area known as Madhuvana
arcayat
—
worshiped the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vratānte kārtike māsi
vrata-ante
at the end of observing the vow
kārtike
in the month of Kārtika (October-November)
māsi
in that month
tri-rātraṁ samupoṣitaḥ
tri-rātram
for three nights
samupoṣitaḥ
after completely observing the fast
snātaḥ kadācit kālindyāṁ
snātaḥ
after bathing
kadācit
once upon a time
kālindyām
on the bank of the Yamunā
hariṁ madhuvane ’rcayat
harim
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
madhuvane
in that part of the Vṛndāvana area known as Madhuvana
arcayat
worshiped the Lord.
In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In the month of Kārtika, after observing that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after bathing in the Yamunā, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Lord in Madhuvana.
Though he observed Ekadaśī vow throughout life, he desires to perform Ekadaśī at Mathurā for a year. Three nights fasting means fasting completely on Ekadaśī and not eating on the Daśamī or Dvādaśī except the permitted amount.
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Personal Guidance
After a year of vow, in Kārtika, Ambarīṣa fasts three nights, bathes in the Yamunā, and worships in Madhuvana. Pilgrimage to a Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha at the right time crowns a year of practice.
Reflection Questions
- What pilgrimage am I overdue to make as a punctuation to a long stretch of practice?
- Which 'Madhuvana' calls me — and have I planned an actual date to go?
My note
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