Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.2
भरुकस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् वृकस्तस्यापि बाहुक: ।
सोऽरिभिर्हृतभू राजा सभार्यो वनमाविशत् ॥ २ ॥
bharukas tat-sutas tasmād
[bharukas tat-sutas tasmaad]
vṛkas tasyāpi bāhukaḥ
[vrikas tasyaapi baahukah]
so ’ribhir hṛta-bhū rājā
[so ’ribhir hrita-bhoo raajaa]
sabhāryo vanam āviśat
[sabhaaryo vanam aavishat]
Word-for-word
bharukaḥ
—
by the name Bharuka
tat-sutaḥ
—
the son of Vijaya
tasmāt
—
from him (Bharuka)
vṛkaḥ
—
by the name Vṛka
tasya
—
his
api
—
also
bāhukaḥ
—
by the name Bāhuka
saḥ
—
he, the King
aribhiḥ
—
by his enemies
hṛta-bhūḥ
—
his land having been taken away
rājā
—
the King (Bāhuka)
sa-bhāryaḥ
—
with his wife
vanam
—
the forest
āviśat
—
entered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bharukas tat-sutas tasmād
bharukaḥ
by the name Bharuka
tat-sutaḥ
the son of Vijaya
tasmāt
from him (Bharuka)
vṛkas tasyāpi bāhukaḥ
vṛkaḥ
by the name Vṛka
tasya
his
api
also
bāhukaḥ
by the name Bāhuka
so ’ribhir hṛta-bhū rājā
sabhāryo vanam āviśat
saḥ
he, the King
aribhiḥ
by his enemies
hṛta-bhūḥ
his land having been taken away
rājā
the King (Bāhuka)
sa-bhāryaḥ
with his wife
vanam
the forest
āviśat
entered.
The son of Vijaya was Bharuka, Bharuka’s son was Vṛka, and Vṛka’s son was Bāhuka. The enemies of King Bāhuka took away all his possessions, and therefore the King entered the order of vānaprastha and went to the forest with his wife.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Vijaya was Bharuka, Bharuka's son was Vṛka, and Vṛka's son was Bāhuka. When the enemies of Bāhuka took away all his land, he entered the forest with his wife.
Personal Guidance
When enemies stripped Bāhuka of everything, he simply went to the forest with his wife. Sudden loss can be received either as catastrophe or as a doorway into the next āśrama of life.
Reflection Questions
- If I were stripped of my current possessions, would I have practiced enough to find the doorway?
- What detachment training could I start now, before circumstances impose it?
My note
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