Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.9-10
प्रागुदीच्यां दिशि हयं ददृशु: कपिलान्तिके ।
एष वाजिहरश्चौर आस्ते मीलितलोचन: ॥ ९ ॥
हन्यतां हन्यतां पाप इति षष्टिसहस्रिण: ।
उदायुधा अभिययुरुन्मिमेष तदा मुनि: ॥ १० ॥
prāg-udīcyāṁ diśi hayaṁ
[praag-udeechyaam dishi hayam]
dadṛśuḥ kapilāntike
[dadrishuh kapilaantike]
eṣa vāji-haraś caura
[esha vaaji-harash chaura]
āste mīlita-locanaḥ
[aaste meelita-lochanah]
hanyatāṁ hanyatāṁ pāpa
[hanyataam hanyataam paapa]
iti ṣaṣṭi-sahasriṇaḥ
[iti shashti-sahasrinah]
udāyudhā abhiyayur
[udaayudhaa abhiyayur]
unmimeṣa tadā muniḥ
[unmimesha tadaa munih]
Word-for-word
prāk-udīcyām
—
in the northeastern
diśi
—
direction
hayam
—
the horse
dadṛśuḥ
—
they saw
kapila-antike
—
near the āśrama of Kapila
eṣaḥ
—
here is
vāji-haraḥ
—
the horse thief
cauraḥ
—
the thief
āste
—
existing
mīlita-locanaḥ
—
with closed eyes
hanyatām hanyatām
—
kill him, kill him
pāpaḥ
—
a most sinful person
iti
—
in this way
ṣaṣṭi-sahasriṇaḥ
—
the sixty thousand sons of Sagara
udāyudhāḥ
—
raising their respective weapons
abhiyayuḥ
—
they approached
unmimeṣa
—
opened His eyes
tadā
—
at that time
muniḥ
—
Kapila Muni.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāg-udīcyāṁ diśi hayaṁ
prāk-udīcyām
in the northeastern
diśi
direction
hayam
the horse
dadṛśuḥ kapilāntike
dadṛśuḥ
they saw
kapila-antike
near the āśrama of Kapila
eṣa vāji-haraś caura
eṣaḥ
here is
vāji-haraḥ
the horse thief
cauraḥ
the thief
āste mīlita-locanaḥ
āste
existing
mīlita-locanaḥ
with closed eyes
hanyatāṁ hanyatāṁ pāpa
hanyatām hanyatām
kill him, kill him
pāpaḥ
a most sinful person
iti ṣaṣṭi-sahasriṇaḥ
iti
in this way
ṣaṣṭi-sahasriṇaḥ
the sixty thousand sons of Sagara
udāyudhā abhiyayur
udāyudhāḥ
raising their respective weapons
abhiyayuḥ
they approached
unmimeṣa tadā muniḥ
unmimeṣa
opened His eyes
tadā
at that time
muniḥ
Kapila Muni.
Thereafter, in the northeastern direction, they saw the horse near the āśrama of Kapila Muni. “Here is the man who has stolen the horse,” they said. “He is staying there with closed eyes. Certainly he is very sinful. Kill him! Kill him!” Shouting like this, the sons of Sagara, sixty thousand all together, raised their weapons. When they approached the sage, the sage opened His eyes.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, in the northeastern direction, they saw the horse near the hermitage of Kapila. "Here is the man who has stolen the horse," they said. "He is staying there with closed eyes. This sinful man should be killed!" The sixty thousand sons of Sagara, raising their weapons, attacked the sage. The sage opened his eyes.
Personal Guidance
Sixty thousand armed princes shouting 'kill, kill' over a meditating sage — when collective momentum carries us, we will commit absurd offenses with no internal pause. Crowd-mind is among the most dangerous spiritual states.
Reflection Questions
- Which group am I part of whose collective momentum sometimes overrides my better judgment?
- When did I last refuse to join a chorus crying 'kill, kill' against someone undeserving?
My note
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