SB 9.4.7 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.7

ममेदमृषिभिर्दत्तमिति तर्हि स्म मानव: । स्यान्नौ ते पितरि प्रश्न‍: पृष्टवान् पितरं यथा ॥ ७ ॥

mamedam ṛṣibhir dattam

[mamedam rishibhir dattam]

iti tarhi sma mānavaḥ

[iti tarhi sma maanavah]

syān nau te pitari praśnaḥ

[syaan nau te pitari prashnah]

pṛṣṭavān pitaraṁ yathā

[prishtavaan pitaram yathaa]

Word-for-word

mama — my idam — all these ṛṣibhiḥ — by the great saintly persons dattam — have been delivered iti — thus tarhi — therefore sma — indeed mānavaḥ — Nābhāga syāt — let there be nau — of ourselves te — your pitari — unto the father praśnaḥ — an inquiry pṛṣṭavān — he also inquired pitaram — from his father yathā — as requested.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mamedam ṛṣibhir dattam

mama

idam

all these

ṛṣibhiḥ

by the great saintly persons

dattam

have been delivered

iti tarhi sma mānavaḥ

iti

thus

tarhi

therefore

sma

indeed

mānavaḥ

Nābhāga

syān nau te pitari praśnaḥ

syāt

let there be

nau

of ourselves

your

pitari

unto the father

praśnaḥ

an inquiry

pṛṣṭavān pitaraṁ yathā

pṛṣṭavān

he also inquired

pitaram

from his father

yathā

as requested.

Nābhāga then said, “These riches belong to me. The great saintly persons have delivered them to me.” When Nābhāga said this, the black-looking person replied, “Let us go to your father and ask him to settle our disagreement.” In accordance with this, Nābhāga inquired from his father.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

"The wealth belongs to me. The sages have given it to me." Then the stranger said, “Let us ask your father." In accordance with this, Nābhāga inquired from his father. Nābhāga (mānavaḥ) said “This belongs to me.” The question should be asked to your father concerning our dispute. The last sentence is Śukadeva’s statement.

Personal Guidance

Rather than fighting, Nābhāga proposes consulting his father about the dispute. The mature response to a competing claim is appeal to authority, not escalation.

Reflection Questions

Where am I escalating a dispute when one quick call to a senior would settle it?
Whom do I trust enough to arbitrate a real conflict in my life?

📝 My note

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