Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.43
मुनि: प्रवेशित: क्षत्रा कन्यान्त:पुरमृद्धिमत् ।
वृत: स राजकन्याभिरेकं पञ्चाशता वर: ॥ ४३ ॥
muniḥ praveśitaḥ kṣatrā
[munih praveshitah kshatraa]
kanyāntaḥpuram ṛddhimat
[kanyaantahpuram riddhimat]
vṛtaḥ sa rāja-kanyābhir
[vritah sa raaja-kanyaabhir]
ekaṁ pañcāśatā varaḥ
[ekam panchaashataa varah]
Word-for-word
muniḥ
—
Saubhari Muni
praveśitaḥ
—
admitted
kṣatrā
—
by the palace messenger
kanyā-antaḥpuram
—
into the residential quarters of the princesses
ṛddhi-mat
—
extremely opulent in all respects
vṛtaḥ
—
accepted
saḥ
—
he
rāja-kanyābhiḥ
—
by all the princesses
ekam
—
he alone
pañcāśatā
—
by all fifty
varaḥ
—
the husband.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
muniḥ praveśitaḥ kṣatrā
muniḥ
Saubhari Muni
praveśitaḥ
admitted
kṣatrā
by the palace messenger
kanyāntaḥpuram ṛddhimat
kanyā-antaḥpuram
into the residential quarters of the princesses
ṛddhi-mat
extremely opulent in all respects
vṛtaḥ sa rāja-kanyābhir
vṛtaḥ
accepted
saḥ
he
rāja-kanyābhiḥ
by all the princesses
ekaṁ pañcāśatā varaḥ
ekam
he alone
pañcāśatā
by all fifty
varaḥ
the husband.
Thereafter, when Saubhari Muni became quite a young and beautiful person, the messenger of the palace took him inside the residential quarters of the princesses, which were extremely opulent. All fifty princesses then accepted him as their husband, although he was only one man.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, the messenger of the palace took him inside the residential quarters of the princesses, full of splendor. All fifty princesses then accepted him as their husband, although he was only one man.
Personal Guidance
Mystic power can make one universally attractive, but attractiveness multiplies entanglement. Whatever opens many doors in the material world also generally hands us many keys we did not need.
Reflection Questions
- What advantage of mine has actually expanded my entanglement rather than my freedom?
- What might I have to give up — not lack, but voluntarily release — to simplify my life?
My note
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