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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.7.8

सोऽनपत्यो विषण्णात्मा नारदस्योपदेशत: । वरुणं शरणं यात: पुत्रो मे जायतां प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥
so ’napatyo viṣaṇṇātmā
[so ’napatyo vishannaatmaa]
nāradasyopadeśataḥ
[naaradasyopadeshatah]
varuṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ yātaḥ
[varunam sharanam yaatah]
putro me jāyatāṁ prabho
[putro me jaayataam prabho]
Word-for-word
saḥ — that Hariścandra anapatyaḥ — being without a son viṣaṇṇa-ātmā — therefore very morose nāradasya — of Nārada upadeśataḥ — by the advice varuṇam — unto Varuṇa śaraṇam yātaḥ — took shelter putraḥ — a son me — of me jāyatām — let there be born prabho — O my lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’napatyo viṣaṇṇātmā
saḥ
that Hariścandra
anapatyaḥ
being without a son
viṣaṇṇa-ātmā
therefore very morose
nāradasya
of Nārada
upadeśataḥ
by the advice
nāradasyopadeśataḥ
varuṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ yātaḥ
varuṇam
unto Varuṇa
śaraṇam yātaḥ
took shelter
putro me jāyatāṁ prabho
putraḥ
a son
me
of me
jāyatām
let there be born
prabho
O my lord.
Hariścandra had no son and was therefore extremely morose. Once, therefore, following the advice of Nārada, he took shelter of Varuṇa and said to him, “My lord, I have no son. Would you kindly give me one?”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hariścandra had no son and was therefore extremely morose. Once, therefore, following the advice of Nārada, he took shelter of Varuṇa and said to him "My lord! Please give me a son." Saḥ refers to Hariścandra.
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Personal Guidance
Hariścandra, despite all his greatness, was made miserable by childlessness. Even the highest worldly position cannot heal an empty corner of the heart — and seeking shelter is the right response.
Reflection Questions
  • What empty corner of my heart am I still trying to fill by worldly success rather than by surrender?
  • Whom or what have I taken shelter of when faced with what I cannot fix?
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