SB 9.6.31 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.31

कं धास्यति कुमारोऽयं स्तन्ये रोरूयते भृशम् । मां धाता वत्स मा रोदीरितीन्द्रो देशिनीमदात् ॥ ३१ ॥

kaṁ dhāsyati kumāro ’yaṁ

[kam dhaasyati kumaaro ’yam]

stanye rorūyate bhṛśam

[stanye rorooyate bhrisham]

māṁ dhātā vatsa mā rodīr

[maam dhaataa vatsa maa rodeer]

itīndro deśinīm adāt

[iteendro deshineem adaat]

Word-for-word

kam — by whom dhāsyati — will he be cared for by being supplied breast milk kumāraḥ — child ayam — this stanye — for drinking breast milk rorūyate — is crying bhṛśam — so much mām dhātā — just drink me vatsa — my dear child mā rodīḥ — do not cry iti — thus indraḥ — King Indra deśinīm — the index finger adāt — gave him to suck.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kaṁ dhāsyati kumāro ’yaṁ

kam

by whom

dhāsyati

will he be cared for by being supplied breast milk

kumāraḥ

child

ayam

this

stanye rorūyate bhṛśam

stanye

for drinking breast milk

rorūyate

is crying

bhṛśam

so much

māṁ dhātā vatsa mā rodīr

mām dhātā

just drink me

vatsa

my dear child

mā rodīḥ

do not cry

itīndro deśinīm adāt

iti

thus

indraḥ

King Indra

deśinīm

the index finger

adāt

gave him to suck.

The baby cried so much for breast milk that all the brāhmaṇas were very unhappy. “Who will take care of this baby?” they said. Then Indra, who was worshiped in that yajña, came and solaced the baby. “Do not cry,” Indra said. Then Indra put his index finger in the baby’s mouth and said, “You may drink me.”

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

"Who will take care of this baby?" they said. Then Indra, who was worshiped in that sacrifice, came and solaced the baby. "Do not cry," Indra said. Then Indra put his index finger in the baby's mouth and said, "You may drink me." The brāhmaṇas said, “Who will feed the child?” Then Indra, who was worshipped in the sacrifice, appeared. He said, “Drink me (māṁ dhātā). Do not cry.” He put his forefinger in the child’s mouth.

Personal Guidance

When no human mother is present, even Indra himself becomes a nurse — placing his finger in the baby's mouth. The Lord arranges caretakers we never imagined for those He has chosen for service.

Reflection Questions

Looking back, who has 'nursed' me in seasons when no obvious carer was available?
Whose unexpected caretaker might I be asked to become in someone else's story?

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