Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.3
वृद्धं तं पञ्चतां प्राप्तं महिष्यनुमरिष्यती ।
और्वेण जानतात्मानं प्रजावन्तं निवारिता ॥ ३ ॥
vṛddhaṁ taṁ pañcatāṁ prāptaṁ
[vriddham tam panchataam praaptam]
mahiṣy anumariṣyatī
[mahishy anumarishyatee]
aurveṇa jānatātmānaṁ
[aurvena jaanataatmaanam]
prajāvantaṁ nivāritā
[prajaavantam nivaaritaa]
Word-for-word
vṛddham
—
when he was old
tam
—
him
pañcatām
—
death
prāptam
—
who had obtained
mahiṣī
—
the queen
anumariṣyatī
—
who wanted to die with him and become satī
aurveṇa
—
by the great sage Aurva
jānatā
—
understanding that
ātmānam
—
the body of the queen
prajā-vantam
—
bore a son within the womb
nivāritā
—
was forbidden.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛddhaṁ taṁ pañcatāṁ prāptaṁ
vṛddham
when he was old
tam
him
pañcatām
death
prāptam
who had obtained
mahiṣy anumariṣyatī
mahiṣī
the queen
anumariṣyatī
who wanted to die with him and become satī
aurveṇa jānatātmānaṁ
aurveṇa
by the great sage Aurva
jānatā
understanding that
ātmānam
the body of the queen
prajāvantaṁ nivāritā
prajā-vantam
bore a son within the womb
nivāritā
was forbidden.
Bāhuka died when he was old, and one of his wives wanted to die with him, following the satī rite. At that time, however, Aurva Muni, knowing her to be pregnant, forbade her to die.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bāhuka died when he was old and one of his wives wanted to die with him. At that time, however, the sage Aurva, knowing she was pregnant, forbade her to die.
She was forbidden by the sage who knew her to be pregnant (prajāvantam).
Personal Guidance
Aurva Muni forbids the pregnant wife to die with her husband — a future life depends on her staying. There are moments when our grief-driven impulses must yield to a responsibility we are carrying for someone yet unseen.
Reflection Questions
- Whose future is depending on my refusal to give up in my own present grief?
- Where might a sage's voice be telling me to stay when my emotions want to walk away?
My note
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