Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.47
यद्गार्हस्थ्यं तु संवीक्ष्य सप्तद्वीपवतीपति: ।
विस्मित: स्तम्भमजहात् सार्वभौमश्रियान्वितम् ॥ ४७ ॥
yad-gārhasthyaṁ tu saṁvīkṣya
[yad-gaarhasthyam tu samveekshya]
sapta-dvīpavatī-patiḥ
[sapta-dveepavatee-patih]
vismitaḥ stambham ajahāt
[vismitah stambham ajahaat]
sārvabhauma-śriyānvitam
[saarvabhauma-shriyaanvitam]
Word-for-word
yat
—
he whose
gārhasthyam
—
family life, householder life
tu
—
but
saṁvīkṣya
—
observing
sapta-dvīpa-vatī-patiḥ
—
Māndhātā, who was the King of the entire world, consisting of seven islands
vismitaḥ
—
was struck with wonder
stambham
—
pride due to a prestigious position
ajahāt
—
he gave up
sārva-bhauma
—
the emperor of the entire world
śriyā-anvitam
—
blessed with all kinds of opulence.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad-gārhasthyaṁ tu saṁvīkṣya
yat
he whose
gārhasthyam
family life, householder life
tu
but
saṁvīkṣya
observing
sapta-dvīpavatī-patiḥ
sapta-dvīpa-vatī-patiḥ
Māndhātā, who was the King of the entire world, consisting of seven islands
vismitaḥ
was struck with wonder
vismitaḥ stambham ajahāt
stambham
pride due to a prestigious position
ajahāt
he gave up
sārvabhauma-śriyānvitam
sārva-bhauma
the emperor of the entire world
śriyā-anvitam
blessed with all kinds of opulence.
Māndhātā, the King of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, was struck with wonder when he saw the household opulence of Saubhari Muni. Thus he gave up his false prestige in his position as emperor of the world.
Purport
Everyone is proud of his own position, but here was an astounding experience, in which the emperor of the entire world felt himself defeated in all details of material happiness by the opulence of Saubhari Muni.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Māndhātā, the king of the entire world consisting of seven islands, was struck with wonder when he saw the household opulence of Saubhari. Thus he gave up his false prestige for his wealth and power.
Stambham means pride.
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Personal Guidance
The emperor of the world is left awestruck by a hermit's luxury — and quietly demoted in his own self-estimation. Even worldly success has people above us; our 'top' is always someone else's middle.
Reflection Questions
- Where is my pride about my position vulnerable to a single encounter with someone more accomplished?
- How can I anchor my identity in something other than relative ranking?
My note
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