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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.20

तत्रासीनं मुनिं वीक्ष्य कपिलाख्यमधोक्षजम् । अस्तौत् समाहितमना: प्राञ्जलि: प्रणतो महान् ॥ २० ॥
tatrāsīnaṁ muniṁ vīkṣya
[tatraaseenam munim veekshya]
kapilākhyam adhokṣajam
[kapilaakhyam adhokshajam]
astaut samāhita-manāḥ
[astaut samaahita-manaah]
prāñjaliḥ praṇato mahān
[praanjalih pranato mahaan]
Word-for-word
tatra — there āsīnam — seated munim — the great sage vīkṣya — seeing kapila-ākhyam — known as Kapila Muni adhokṣajam — the incarnation of Viṣṇu astaut — offered prayers samāhita-manāḥ — with great attention prāñjaliḥ — with folded hands praṇataḥ — falling down, offered obeisances mahān — Aṁśumān, the great personality.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrāsīnaṁ muniṁ vīkṣya
tatra
there
āsīnam
seated
munim
the great sage
vīkṣya
seeing
kapilākhyam adhokṣajam
kapila-ākhyam
known as Kapila Muni
adhokṣajam
the incarnation of Viṣṇu
astaut samāhita-manāḥ
astaut
offered prayers
samāhita-manāḥ
with great attention
prāñjaliḥ praṇato mahān
prāñjaliḥ
with folded hands
praṇataḥ
falling down, offered obeisances
mahān
Aṁśumān, the great personality.
The great Aṁśumān saw the sage named Kapila, the saint who is an incarnation of Viṣṇu, sitting there by the horse. Aṁśumān offered Him respectful obeisances, folded his hands and offered Him prayers with great attention.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The great Aṁśumān, seeing the sage Kapila, who was Viṣṇu himself, offered respects with folded hands and recited prayers with attention.
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Personal Guidance
Where his uncles drew weapons, Aṁśumān folds his hands and offers prayers. The same situation can be the occasion of damnation or deliverance, depending on the posture we bring to it.
Reflection Questions
  • What encounter today could go very differently if I came folding hands instead of clenching fists?
  • Where am I bringing weapons when prayer is the actual required tool?
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