Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.27
राजा तद् यज्ञसदनं प्रविष्टो निशि तर्षित: ।
दृष्ट्वा शयानान् विप्रांस्तान् पपौ मन्त्रजलं स्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥
rājā tad-yajña-sadanaṁ
[raajaa tad-yajna-sadanam]
praviṣṭo niśi tarṣitaḥ
[pravishto nishi tarshitah]
dṛṣṭvā śayānān viprāṁs tān
[drishtvaa shayaanaan vipraams taan]
papau mantra-jalaṁ svayam
[papau mantra-jalam svayam]
Word-for-word
rājā
—
the King (Yuvanāśva)
tat-yajña-sadanam
—
the arena of sacrifice
praviṣṭaḥ
—
entered
niśi
—
at night
tarṣitaḥ
—
being thirsty
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
śayānān
—
lying down
viprān
—
all the brāhmaṇas
tān
—
all of them
papau
—
drank
mantra-jalam
—
water sanctified by mantras
svayam
—
personally.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājā tad-yajña-sadanaṁ
rājā
the King (Yuvanāśva)
tat-yajña-sadanam
the arena of sacrifice
praviṣṭo niśi tarṣitaḥ
praviṣṭaḥ
entered
niśi
at night
tarṣitaḥ
being thirsty
dṛṣṭvā śayānān viprāṁs tān
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
śayānān
lying down
viprān
all the brāhmaṇas
tān
all of them
papau mantra-jalaṁ svayam
papau
drank
mantra-jalam
water sanctified by mantras
svayam
personally.
Being thirsty one night, the King entered the arena of sacrifice, and when he saw all the brāhmaṇas lying down, he personally drank the sanctified water meant to be drunk by his wife.
Purport
Yajñas performed by brāhmaṇas according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are so potent that the sanctifying of water by Vedic mantras can bring about the desired result. In this instance, the brāhmaṇas sanctified the water so that the King’s wife might drink it in the yajña, but by providence the King himself went there at night and, being thirsty, drank the water.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Being thirsty one night, the King entered the arena of sacrifice, and when he saw all the brāhmaṇas lying down, he personally drank the sanctified water meant to be drunk by his wife.
Being thirsty, he drank water sanctified by mantras meant for his wife.
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Personal Guidance
An unsanctified thirst, at the wrong moment, leads the king to drink what was meant for his wife. Small unconscious impulses, met without restraint, can rearrange entire destinies.
Reflection Questions
- Which small, almost automatic impulse of mine has been quietly shaping major outcomes?
- Where could a single second of pause prevent a regret I keep repeating?
My note
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