Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.19
एवं द्वितीये तृतीये चतुर्थे पञ्चमे तथा ।
अभ्येत्याभ्येत्य स्थविरो विप्रो भूत्वाह वृत्रहा ॥ १९ ॥
evaṁ dvitīye tṛtīye
[evam dviteeye triteeye]
caturthe pañcame tathā
[chaturthe panchame tathaa]
abhyetyābhyetya sthaviro
[abhyetyaabhyetya sthaviro]
vipro bhūtvāha vṛtra-hā
[vipro bhootvaaha vritra-haa]
Word-for-word
evam
—
in this way
dvitīye
—
on the second year
tṛtīye
—
on the third year
caturthe
—
on the fourth year
pañcame
—
on the fifth year
tathā
—
as well as
abhyetya
—
coming before him
abhyetya
—
again coming before him
sthaviraḥ
—
a very old man
vipraḥ
—
a brāhmaṇa
bhūtvā
—
becoming so
āha
—
said
vṛtra-hā
—
Indra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ dvitīye tṛtīye
evam
in this way
dvitīye
on the second year
tṛtīye
on the third year
caturthe pañcame tathā
caturthe
on the fourth year
pañcame
on the fifth year
tathā
as well as
abhyetyābhyetya sthaviro
abhyetya
coming before him
abhyetya
again coming before him
sthaviraḥ
a very old man
vipro bhūtvāha vṛtra-hā
vipraḥ
a brāhmaṇa
bhūtvā
becoming so
āha
said
vṛtra-hā
Indra.
In this way, at the end of the second, third, fourth and fifth years, when Rohita wanted to return to his capital, the King of heaven, Indra, approached him as an old brāhmaṇa and forbade him to return, repeating the same words as in the previous year.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In this way, at the end of the second, third, fourth and fifth years, when Rohita wanted to return to his capital, Indra approached him as an old brāhmaṇa and forbade him to return.
In the second year again, when Rohita approached him, Indra out of compassion forbade him to return to the city.
Personal Guidance
Year after year, the disguised brāhmaṇa keeps Rohita away. The Lord's instructions sometimes come repeatedly through unexpected mouths — and our job is to recognize the same advice in different voices.
Reflection Questions
- What advice am I hearing repeated in multiple forms that I have not yet acted on?
- Who in my life is, knowingly or not, voicing a message from above that I keep dismissing?
My note
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