FolioCorpusBhagavad-gītā

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.28

సదస్యా ఊచు: ఉత్పత్త్యధ్వన్యశరణ ఉరుక్లేశదుర్గేఽన్తకోగ్ర వ్యాలాన్విష్టే విషయమృగతృష్యాత్మగేహోరుభార: । ద్వన్ద్వశ్వభ్రే ఖలమృగభయే శోకదావేఽజ్ఞసార్థ: పాదౌకస్తే శరణద కదా యాతి కామోపసృష్ట: ॥ ౨౮ ॥
sadasyā ūcuḥ
[sadasyaa oochuh]
utpatty-adhvany aśaraṇa uru-kleśa-durge ’ntakogra-
[utpatty-adhvany asharana uru-klesha-durge ’ntakogra-]
vyālānviṣṭe viṣaya-mṛga-tṛṣy ātma-gehoru-bhāraḥ
[vyaalaanvishte vishaya-mriga-trishy aatma-gehoru-bhaarah]
dvandva-śvabhre khala-mṛga-bhaye śoka-dāve ’jṣa-sārthaḥ
[dvandva-shvabhre khala-mriga-bhaye shoka-daave ’jsha-saarthah]
pādaukas te śaraṇada kadā yāti kāmopasṛṣṭaḥ
[paadaukas te sharanada kadaa yaati kaamopasrishtah]
sadasyāḥ — the members of the assembly ūcuḥ — said utpatti — repeated birth and death adhvani — on the path of aśaraṇe — not having a place to take shelter uru — great kleśa — troublesome durge — in the formidable fort antaka — termination ugra — ferocious vyāla — snakes anviṣṭe — being infested with viṣaya — material happiness mṛga-tṛṣi — mirage ātma — body geha — home uru — heavy bhāraḥ — burden dvandva — dual śvabhre — holes, ditches of so-called happiness and distress khala — ferocious mṛga — animals bhaye — being afraid of śoka-dāve — the forest fire of lamentation ajṣa-sa-arthaḥ — for the interest of the rascals pāda-okaḥ — shelter of Your lotus feet te — unto You śaraṇa-da — giving shelter kadā — when yāti — went kāma-upasṛṣṭaḥ — being afflicted by all sorts of desires.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sadasyā ūcuḥ
sadasyāḥ
the members of the assembly
ūcuḥ
said
utpatty-adhvany aśaraṇa uru-kleśa-durge ’ntakogra-
utpatti
repeated birth and death
adhvani
on the path of
aśaraṇe
not having a place to take shelter
uru
great
kleśa
troublesome
durge
in the formidable fort
vyālānviṣṭe viṣaya-mṛga-tṛṣy ātma-gehoru-bhāraḥ
antaka
termination
ugra
ferocious
vyāla
snakes
dvandva-śvabhre khala-mṛga-bhaye śoka-dāve ’jṣa-sārthaḥ
anviṣṭe
being infested with
viṣaya
material happiness
mṛga-tṛṣi
mirage
pādaukas te śaraṇada kadā yāti kāmopasṛṣṭaḥ
ātma
body
geha
home
uru
heavy
bhāraḥ
burden
dvandva
dual
śvabhre
holes, ditches of so-called happiness and distress
khala
ferocious
mṛga
animals
bhaye
being afraid of
śoka-dāve
the forest fire of lamentation
ajṣa-sa-arthaḥ
for the interest of the rascals
pāda-okaḥ
shelter of Your lotus feet
te
unto You
śaraṇa-da
giving shelter
kadā
when
yāti
went
kāma-upasṛṣṭaḥ
being afflicted by all sorts of desires.
The members of the assembly addressed the Lord: O exclusive shelter for all who are situated in troubled life, in this formidable fort of conditional existence the time element, like a snake, is always looking for an opportunity to strike. This world is full of ditches of so-called distress and happiness, and there are many ferocious animals always ready to attack. The fire of lamentation is always blazing, and the mirage of false happiness is always alluring, but one has no shelter from them. Thus foolish persons live in the cycle of birth and death, always overburdened in discharging their so-called duties, and we do not know when they will accept the shelter of Your lotus feet.

Persons who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are living a very precarious life, as described in this verse, but all these circumstantial conditions are due to forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to give relief to all these bewildered and distressed persons; therefore it is the greatest relief work for all human society, and the workers thereof are the greatest well-wishers, for they follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya, who is the greatest friend to all living entities.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The assembly said: Treading the road of saṁsāra without resting places, with holes of happiness and distress, full of fear of wild animals, subject to forest fires of lamentation, in the presence of the fearful snake of time, and dangerous with the five types of suffering, when will the ignorant people, afflicted by lust, carrying the heavy load of house and body arising from a thirst of sense objects, surrender to your lotus feet? On the path of saṁsāra (utpatti adhvani) devoid of rest (aśaraṇe), which has holes of happiness and distress (dvandva-śabhre), where there is fear of fierce (khala) animals like tigers, with a forest fire of lamentation, when will the ignorant come to your lotus feet? They will never attain your feet. Dakṣa and the priests are made the object of this comment. Glancing at them, the assembly speaks. O giver of shelter! If he does not surrender to you, then what can you do? He is thirsty for material sense objects (mṛga-tṛṣi), and thus thinks of his body as himself, and takes on the load of house and other objects. He is afflicted with lust.
📝 My note

← Read full Chapter 7