Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.52
अलब्धनाथ: स सदा कुतश्चित्
सन्त्रस्तचित्तोऽरणमेषमाण: ।
देवं विरिञ्चं समगाद्विधात-
स्त्राह्यात्मयोनेऽजिततेजसो माम् ॥ ५२ ॥
alabdha-nāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit
[alabdha-naathah sa sadaa kutashchit]
santrasta-citto ’raṇam eṣamāṇaḥ
[santrasta-chitto ’ranam eshamaanah]
devaṁ viriñcaṁ samagād vidhātas
[devam virincham samagaad vidhaatas]
trāhy ātma-yone ’jita-tejaso mām
[traahy aatma-yone ’jita-tejaso maam]
Word-for-word
alabdha-nāthaḥ
—
without getting the shelter of a protector
saḥ
—
Durvāsā Muni
sadā
—
always
kutaścit
—
somewhere
santrasta-cittaḥ
—
with a fearful heart
araṇam
—
a person who can give shelter
eṣamāṇaḥ
—
seeking
devam
—
at last to the chief demigod
viriñcam
—
Lord Brahmā
samagāt
—
approached
vidhātaḥ
—
O my lord
trāhi
—
kindly protect
ātma-yone
—
O Lord Brahmā
ajita-tejasaḥ
—
from the fire released by Ajita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
mām
—
unto me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
alabdha-nāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit
alabdha-nāthaḥ
without getting the shelter of a protector
saḥ
Durvāsā Muni
sadā
always
kutaścit
somewhere
santrasta-citto ’raṇam eṣamāṇaḥ
santrasta-cittaḥ
with a fearful heart
araṇam
a person who can give shelter
eṣamāṇaḥ
seeking
devaṁ viriñcaṁ samagād vidhātas
devam
at last to the chief demigod
viriñcam
Lord Brahmā
samagāt
approached
vidhātaḥ
O my lord
trāhy ātma-yone ’jita-tejaso mām
trāhi
kindly protect
ātma-yone
O Lord Brahmā
ajita-tejasaḥ
from the fire released by Ajita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
mām
unto me.
With a fearful heart, Durvāsā Muni went here and there seeking shelter, but when he could find no shelter, he finally approached Lord Brahmā and said, “O my lord, O Lord Brahmā, kindly protect me from the blazing Sudarśana cakra sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
With a fearful heart, without protection, Durvāsā, seeking shelter, finally approached Brahmā and said, "O my lord, O Brahmā! Protect me from the blazing Sudarśana cakra of the Lord."
Durvāsā was seeking shelter (araṇam).
Personal Guidance
Durvāsā finally approaches Brahmā for shelter from the Sudarśana cakra. Even the proudest mystic, fully cornered, eventually swallows pride and runs to a higher authority.
Reflection Questions
- What pride is keeping me from approaching the higher authority I will eventually need?
- Where would humbling myself now save much longer running later?
My note
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