Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.5.17
राजन्ननुगृहीतोऽहं त्वयातिकरुणात्मना ।
मदघं पृष्ठत: कृत्वा प्राणा यन्मेऽभिरक्षिता: ॥ १७ ॥
rājann anugṛhīto ’haṁ
[raajann anugriheeto ’ham]
tvayātikaruṇātmanā
[tvayaatikarunaatmanaa]
mad-aghaṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā
[mad-agham prishthatah kritvaa]
prāṇā yan me ’bhirakṣitāḥ
[praanaa yan me ’bhirakshitaah]
Word-for-word
rājan
—
O King
anugṛhītaḥ
—
very much favored
aham
—
I (am)
tvayā
—
by you
ati-karuṇa-ātmanā
—
because of your being extremely merciful
mat-agham
—
my offenses
pṛṣṭhataḥ
—
to the back
kṛtvā
—
doing so
prāṇāḥ
—
life
yat
—
that
me
—
my
abhirakṣitāḥ
—
saved.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājann anugṛhīto ’haṁ
rājan
O King
anugṛhītaḥ
very much favored
tvayātikaruṇātmanā
mad-aghaṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā
aham
I (am)
tvayā
by you
ati-karuṇa-ātmanā
because of your being extremely merciful
mat-agham
my offenses
prāṇā yan me ’bhirakṣitāḥ
pṛṣṭhataḥ
to the back
kṛtvā
doing so
prāṇāḥ
life
yat
that
me
my
abhirakṣitāḥ
saved.
O King, overlooking my offenses, you have saved my life. Thus I am very much obliged to you because you are so merciful.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! I have been favored by you, who are so merciful since you have overlooked my offenses and saved my life.
Personal Guidance
Durvāsā openly thanks Ambarīṣa for mercy, not justice. When we have been spared a deserved consequence by someone's kindness, gratitude must be spoken, not merely felt.
Reflection Questions
- Whose mercy in my past have I never properly thanked aloud?
- Where am I still demanding strict justice toward others while hoping for mercy toward myself?
My note
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