Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.22
य: प्रियार्थमुतङ्कस्य धुन्धुनामासुरं बली ।
सुतानामेकविंशत्या सहस्रैरहनद् वृत: ॥ २२ ॥
yaḥ priyārtham utaṅkasya
[yah priyaartham utankasya]
dhundhu-nāmāsuraṁ balī
[dhundhu-naamaasuram balee]
sutānām eka-viṁśatyā
[sutaanaam eka-vimshatyaa]
sahasrair ahanad vṛtaḥ
[sahasrair ahanad vritah]
Word-for-word
yaḥ
—
he who
priya-artham
—
for the satisfaction
utaṅkasya
—
of the great sage Utaṅka
dhundhu-nāma
—
of the name Dhundhu
asuram
—
a demon
balī
—
very powerful (Kuvalayāśva)
sutānām
—
of sons
eka-viṁśatyā
—
by twenty-one
sahasraiḥ
—
thousands
ahanat
—
killed
vṛtaḥ
—
surrounded.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaḥ priyārtham utaṅkasya
yaḥ
he who
priya-artham
for the satisfaction
utaṅkasya
of the great sage Utaṅka
dhundhu-nāmāsuraṁ balī
dhundhu-nāma
of the name Dhundhu
asuram
a demon
balī
very powerful (Kuvalayāśva)
sutānām eka-viṁśatyā
sutānām
of sons
eka-viṁśatyā
by twenty-one
sahasraiḥ
thousands
sahasrair ahanad vṛtaḥ
ahanat
killed
vṛtaḥ
surrounded.
To satisfy the sage Utaṅka, the greatly powerful Kuvalayāśva killed a demon named Dhundhu. He did this with the assistance of his twenty-one thousand sons.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
To satisfy the sage Utaṅka, the powerful Kuvalayāśva killed a demon named Dhundhu with the assistance of his twenty-one thousand sons.
With the assistance of his twenty-one thousand sons, he killed the demon.
Personal Guidance
Kuvalayāśva responds to a sage's distress by mobilizing his entire family in service. Spiritual emergencies are sometimes the occasion for the whole household to act together, not just for individuals to retreat.
Reflection Questions
- What spiritual cause or service might call on me to mobilize my family, not just my private practice?
- Whose distress in my circle should I be answering with collective action rather than sympathy alone?
My note
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