Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.33-35
गवां रुक्मविषाणीनां रूप्याङ्घ्रीणां सुवाससाम् ।
पय:शीलवयोरूपवत्सोपस्करसम्पदाम् ॥ ३३ ॥
प्राहिणोत् साधुविप्रेभ्यो गृहेषु न्यर्बुदानि षट् ।
भोजयित्वा द्विजानग्रे स्वाद्वन्नं गुणवत्तमम् ॥ ३४ ॥
लब्धकामैरनुज्ञात: पारणायोपचक्रमे ।
तस्य तर्ह्यतिथि: साक्षाद् दुर्वास भगवानभूत् ॥ ३५ ॥
gavāṁ rukma-viṣāṇīnāṁ
[gavaam rukma-vishaaneenaam]
rūpyāṅghrīṇāṁ suvāsasām
[roopyaanghreenaam suvaasasaam]
payaḥśīla-vayo-rūpa-
[payahsheela-vayo-roopa-]
vatsopaskara-sampadām
[vatsopaskara-sampadaam]
prāhiṇot sādhu-viprebhyo
[praahinot saadhu-viprebhyo]
gṛheṣu nyarbudāni ṣaṭ
[griheshu nyarbudaani shat]
bhojayitvā dvijān agre
[bhojayitvaa dvijaan agre]
svādv annaṁ guṇavattamam
[svaadv annam gunavattamam]
labdha-kāmair anujñātaḥ
[labdha-kaamair anujnaatah]
pāraṇāyopacakrame
[paaranaayopachakrame]
tasya tarhy atithiḥ sākṣād
[tasya tarhy atithih saakshaad]
durvāsā bhagavān abhūt
[durvaasaa bhagavaan abhoot]
Word-for-word
gavām
—
cows
rukma-viṣāṇīnām
—
whose horns were covered with gold plate
rūpya-aṅghrīṇām
—
whose hooves were covered with silver plate
su-vāsasām
—
very nicely decorated with garments
payaḥ-śīla
—
with full milk bags
vayaḥ
—
young
rūpa
—
beautiful
vatsa-upaskara-sampadām
—
with nice calves
prāhiṇot
—
gave in charity
sādhu-viprebhyaḥ
—
unto the brāhmaṇas and saintly persons
gṛheṣu
—
(who arrived) in his house
nyarbudāni
—
ten crores (one hundred million)
ṣaṭ
—
six times
bhojayitvā
—
feeding them
dvijān agre
—
first the brāhmaṇas
svādu annam
—
very tasteful eatables
guṇavat-tamam
—
highly delicious
labdha-kāmaiḥ
—
by those brāhmaṇas, being fully satisfied
anujñātaḥ
—
by their permission
pāraṇāya
—
for completing the Dvādaśī
upacakrame
—
was just about to observe the final ceremony
tasya
—
of him (Ambarīṣa)
tarhi
—
immediately
atithiḥ
—
unwanted or uncalled-for guest
sākṣāt
—
directly
durvāsāḥ
—
the great mystic Durvāsā
bhagavān
—
very powerful
abhūt
—
appeared on the scene as a guest.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gavāṁ rukma-viṣāṇīnāṁ
gavām
cows
rukma-viṣāṇīnām
whose horns were covered with gold plate
rūpyāṅghrīṇāṁ suvāsasām
rūpya-aṅghrīṇām
whose hooves were covered with silver plate
su-vāsasām
very nicely decorated with garments
payaḥśīla-vayo-rūpa-
payaḥ-śīla
with full milk bags
vayaḥ
young
rūpa
beautiful
vatsopaskara-sampadām
vatsa-upaskara-sampadām
with nice calves
prāhiṇot sādhu-viprebhyo
prāhiṇot
gave in charity
sādhu-viprebhyaḥ
unto the brāhmaṇas and saintly persons
gṛheṣu nyarbudāni ṣaṭ
gṛheṣu
(who arrived) in his house
nyarbudāni
ten crores (one hundred million)
ṣaṭ
six times
bhojayitvā dvijān agre
bhojayitvā
feeding them
dvijān agre
first the brāhmaṇas
svādv annaṁ guṇavattamam
svādu annam
very tasteful eatables
guṇavat-tamam
highly delicious
labdha-kāmair anujñātaḥ
labdha-kāmaiḥ
by those brāhmaṇas, being fully satisfied
anujñātaḥ
by their permission
pāraṇāyopacakrame
pāraṇāya
for completing the Dvādaśī
upacakrame
was just about to observe the final ceremony
tasya tarhy atithiḥ sākṣād
tasya
of him (Ambarīṣa)
tarhi
immediately
atithiḥ
unwanted or uncalled-for guest
sākṣāt
directly
durvāsā bhagavān abhūt
durvāsāḥ
the great mystic Durvāsā
bhagavān
very powerful
abhūt
appeared on the scene as a guest.
Thereafter, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa satisfied all the guests who arrived at his house, especially the brāhmaṇas. He gave in charity sixty crores of cows whose horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver plate. All the cows were well decorated with garments and had full milk bags. They were mild-natured, young and beautiful and were accompanied by their calves. After giving these cows, the King first sumptuously fed all the brāhmaṇas, and when they were fully satisfied, he was about to observe the end of Ekādaśī, with their permission, by breaking the fast. Exactly at that time, however, Durvāsā Muni, the great and powerful mystic, appeared on the scene as an uninvited guest.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa gave the brāhmaṇas and others who arrived at his house six hundred million nicely dressed, young, beautiful cows with full milk bags, whose horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver plate. After feeding all the brāhmaṇas to full satisfaction with tasty foods, with their permission, he was about to observe the end of Ekādaśī by breaking the fast. Exactly at that time, however, powerful Durvāsā appeared as an uninvited guest.
Ṣaṭ nyarbudāni means six hundred million.
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Personal Guidance
He gives 600 million decorated cows in charity, feeds the brāhmaṇas — and just as he's about to break his fast, Durvāsā arrives uninvited. Even the most properly conducted devotional act gets tested at its final moment.
Reflection Questions
- How do I respond when an unwelcome interruption arrives at the very end of a long discipline?
- What would make me capable of receiving even an inconvenient guest with full honor?
My note
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