Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.26
भार्याशतेन निर्विण्ण ऋषयोऽस्य कृपालव: ।
इष्टिं स्म वर्तयांचक्रुरैन्द्रीं ते सुसमाहिता: ॥ २६ ॥
bhāryā-śatena nirviṇṇa
[bhaaryaa-shatena nirvinna]
ṛṣayo ’sya kṛpālavaḥ
[rishayo ’sya kripaalavah]
iṣṭiṁ sma vartayāṁ cakrur
[ishtim sma vartayaam chakrur]
aindrīṁ te susamāhitāḥ
[aindreem te susamaahitaah]
Word-for-word
bhāryā-śatena
—
with one hundred wives
nirviṇṇaḥ
—
very morose
ṛṣayaḥ
—
the sages (in the forest)
asya
—
upon him
kṛpālavaḥ
—
very merciful
iṣṭim
—
a ritualistic ceremony
sma
—
in the past
vartayām cakruḥ
—
began to execute
aindrīm
—
known as an Indra-yajña
te
—
all of them
su-samāhitāḥ
—
being very careful and attentive.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhāryā-śatena nirviṇṇa
bhāryā-śatena
with one hundred wives
nirviṇṇaḥ
very morose
ṛṣayo ’sya kṛpālavaḥ
ṛṣayaḥ
the sages (in the forest)
asya
upon him
kṛpālavaḥ
very merciful
iṣṭiṁ sma vartayāṁ cakrur
iṣṭim
a ritualistic ceremony
sma
in the past
vartayām cakruḥ
began to execute
aindrīṁ te susamāhitāḥ
aindrīm
known as an Indra-yajña
te
all of them
su-samāhitāḥ
being very careful and attentive.
Although Yuvanāśva went into the forest with his one hundred wives, all of them were very morose. The sages in the forest, however, being very kind to the King, began very carefully and attentively performing an Indra-yajña so that the King might have a son.
Purport
One may enter the vānaprastha order of life with his wife, but the vānaprastha order means complete retirement from household life. Although King Yuvanāśva retired from family life, he and his wives were always morose because he had no son.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Yuvanāśva and his one hundred wives were morose. The sages in the forest, however, being very kind to the King, began very attentively performing an Indra-yajña.
Personal Guidance
Even sages took pity on a childless king and worked for his welfare. Spiritual community is not only for inner journeys; it should also take practical interest in the unanswered prayers of its members.
Reflection Questions
- Whose unanswered material prayer in my community am I aware of but quietly indifferent to?
- Where could I move from sympathy to concrete action on someone's behalf?
My note
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