Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.17
एवं वृत्त: परित्यक्त: पित्रा स्नेहमपोह्य वै ।
योगैश्वर्येण बालांस्तान् दर्शयित्वा ततो ययौ ॥ १७ ॥
evaṁ vṛttaḥ parityaktaḥ
[evam vrittah parityaktah]
pitrā sneham apohya vai
[pitraa sneham apohya vai]
yogaiśvaryeṇa bālāṁs tān
[yogaishvaryena baalaams taan]
darśayitvā tato yayau
[darshayitvaa tato yayau]
Word-for-word
evam vṛttaḥ
—
thus engaged (in abominable activities)
parityaktaḥ
—
condemned
pitrā
—
by his father
sneham
—
affection
apohya
—
giving up
vai
—
indeed
yoga-aiśvaryeṇa
—
by mystic power
bālān tān
—
all those boys (thrown in the water and killed)
darśayitvā
—
after again showing them all to their parents
tataḥ yayau
—
he left that place.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ vṛttaḥ parityaktaḥ
evam vṛttaḥ
thus engaged (in abominable activities)
parityaktaḥ
condemned
pitrā sneham apohya vai
pitrā
by his father
sneham
affection
apohya
giving up
vai
indeed
yogaiśvaryeṇa bālāṁs tān
yoga-aiśvaryeṇa
by mystic power
bālān tān
all those boys (thrown in the water and killed)
darśayitvā tato yayau
darśayitvā
after again showing them all to their parents
tataḥ yayau
he left that place.
Because Asamañjasa engaged in such abominable activities, his father gave up affection for him and had him exiled. Then Asamañjasa exhibited his mystic power by reviving the boys and showing them to the King and their parents. After this, Asamañjasa left Ayodhyā.
Purport
Asamañjasa was a jāti-smara; because of his mystic power, he did not forget his previous consciousness. Thus he could give life to the dead. By exhibiting wonderful activities in relation to the dead children, he certainly attracted the attention of the King and the people in general. Then he left that place immediately.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Because Asamañjasa engaged in such abominable activities, his father gave up affection for him and had him exiled. Then Asamañjasa exhibited his mystic power by reviving the boys and showing them to the King and their parents. After this, Asamañjasa left Ayodhyā.
Personal Guidance
Even after exile, Asamaṣjasa demonstrates real mystic power by reviving the boys he had drowned. Hidden depths in a wayward person sometimes reveal themselves only after the worst has happened.
Reflection Questions
- Whom have I given up on whose hidden depths might still surprise me?
- Is there hidden good in me waiting for the right occasion to be displayed, and am I waiting too long?
My note
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