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==== TEXTS 33-34 ==== | ==== TEXTS 33-34 ==== | ||
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tapo-vidyā-vrata-dharān | :tapo-vidyā-vrata-dharān | ||
jñāna-vidhvasta-kalmaṣān | :jñāna-vidhvasta-kalmaṣān | ||
paramaṛṣīn brahma-niṣṭhāḻ | :paramaṛṣīn brahma-niṣṭhāḻ | ||
loka-pālaiś ca pūjitān | :loka-pālaiś ca pūjitān | ||
sadas-patīn atikramya | |||
gopālaḥ kula-pāṁsanaḥ | :sadas-patīn atikramya | ||
yathā kākaḥ puroḍāśaṁ | :gopālaḥ kula-pāṁsanaḥ | ||
saparyāṁ katham arhati | :yathā kākaḥ puroḍāśaṁ | ||
:saparyāṁ katham arhati | |||
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''tapaḥ''—austerity; ''vidyā''—Vedic knowledge; ''vrata''—severe vows; ''dharān''—who maintain; ''jñāna''—by spiritual understanding; ''vidhvasta''—eradicated; ''kalmaṣān''—whose impurities; ''parama''—topmost; ''ṛṣīn''—sages; ''brahma''—to the Absolute Truth; ''niṣṭhān''—dedicated; ''loka-pālaiḥ''—by the rulers of the planetary systems; ''ca''—and; ''pūjitān''—worshiped; ''sadaḥ-patīn''—leaders of the assembly; ''atikramya''—passing over; ''gopālaḥ''—a cowherd; ''kula''—of His family; ''pāṁsanaḥ''—the disgrace; ''yathā''—as; ''kākaḥ''—a crow; ''puroḍāśam''—the sacred rice cake (offered to the demigods); ''saparyām''—worship; ''katham''—how; ''arhati''—deserves. | |||
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How can you pass over the most exalted members of this assembly—topmost sages dedicated to the Absolute Truth endowed with powers of austerity, divine insight and strict adherence to severe vows, sanctified by knowledge and worshiped even by the rulers of the universe? How does this cowherd boy, the disgrace of His family, deserve your worship, any more than a crow deserves to eat the sacred puroḍāśa rice cake? | How can you pass over the most exalted members of this assembly—topmost sages dedicated to the Absolute Truth endowed with powers of austerity, divine insight and strict adherence to severe vows, sanctified by knowledge and worshiped even by the rulers of the universe? How does this cowherd boy, the disgrace of His family, deserve your worship, any more than a crow deserves to eat the sacred puroḍāśa rice cake? | ||
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The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has analyzed Śiśupāla's words as follows. The term go-pāla means not only "cowherd" but also "protector of the Vedas and the earth." Similarly, kula-pāṁsana has a double meaning. Śiśupāla intended it to mean "the disgrace of His family," which is its meaning when divided as above. But the word may also be analyzed as ku-lapām aṁsana, giving a totally different meaning. Kulapām indicates those who prattle with crooked words contrary to the Vedas, and aṁsana, derived from the verb aṁsayati, means "destroyer." In other words, he was praising Lord Kṛṣṇa as "He who vanquishes all misguided and frivolous speculations about the nature of truth." Similarly, although Śiśupāla wanted to compare Lord Kṛṣṇa to a crow with the words yathā kākaḥ, these words may also be divided yathā a-kākaḥ. In that case, according to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word kāka is a combination of ka and āka, which indicate material happiness and misery. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa is akāka in the sense that He is beyond all material misery and happiness, being on the pure, transcendental platform. Finally, Śiśupāla was right in saying the Lord Kṛṣṇa does not deserve merely the puroḍāśa rice cake, offered to the lesser demigods as a substitute for the heavenly beverage soma. In fact, Lord Kṛṣṇa deserves to receive everything that we possess, since He is the ultimate proprietor of everything, including ourselves. Thus we should give Lord Kṛṣṇa our life and soul, not merely a ritualistic offering of rice cakes. | The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has analyzed Śiśupāla's words as follows. The term ''go-pāla'' means not only "cowherd" but also "protector of the ''Vedas'' and the earth." Similarly, ''kula-pāṁsana'' has a double meaning. Śiśupāla intended it to mean "the disgrace of His family," which is its meaning when divided as above. But the word may also be analyzed as ''ku-lapām aṁsana'', giving a totally different meaning. ''Kulapām'' indicates those who prattle with crooked words contrary to the ''Vedas'', and ''aṁsana'', derived from the verb ''aṁsayati'', means "destroyer." In other words, he was praising Lord Kṛṣṇa as "He who vanquishes all misguided and frivolous speculations about the nature of truth." Similarly, although Śiśupāla wanted to compare Lord Kṛṣṇa to a crow with the words ''yathā kākaḥ'', these words may also be divided ''yathā a-kākaḥ''. In that case, according to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word ''kāka'' is a combination of ''ka'' and ''āka'', which indicate material happiness and misery. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa is ''akāka'' in the sense that He is beyond all material misery and happiness, being on the pure, transcendental platform. Finally, Śiśupāla was right in saying the Lord Kṛṣṇa does not deserve merely the ''puroḍāśa'' rice cake, offered to the lesser demigods as a substitute for the heavenly beverage ''soma''. In fact, Lord Kṛṣṇa deserves to receive everything that we possess, since He is the ultimate proprietor of everything, including ourselves. Thus we should give Lord Kṛṣṇa our life and soul, not merely a ritualistic offering of rice cakes. | ||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXTS 33-34
- tapo-vidyā-vrata-dharān
- jñāna-vidhvasta-kalmaṣān
- paramaṛṣīn brahma-niṣṭhāḻ
- loka-pālaiś ca pūjitān
- sadas-patīn atikramya
- gopālaḥ kula-pāṁsanaḥ
- yathā kākaḥ puroḍāśaṁ
- saparyāṁ katham arhati
SYNONYMS
tapaḥ—austerity; vidyā—Vedic knowledge; vrata—severe vows; dharān—who maintain; jñāna—by spiritual understanding; vidhvasta—eradicated; kalmaṣān—whose impurities; parama—topmost; ṛṣīn—sages; brahma—to the Absolute Truth; niṣṭhān—dedicated; loka-pālaiḥ—by the rulers of the planetary systems; ca—and; pūjitān—worshiped; sadaḥ-patīn—leaders of the assembly; atikramya—passing over; gopālaḥ—a cowherd; kula—of His family; pāṁsanaḥ—the disgrace; yathā—as; kākaḥ—a crow; puroḍāśam—the sacred rice cake (offered to the demigods); saparyām—worship; katham—how; arhati—deserves.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
How can you pass over the most exalted members of this assembly—topmost sages dedicated to the Absolute Truth endowed with powers of austerity, divine insight and strict adherence to severe vows, sanctified by knowledge and worshiped even by the rulers of the universe? How does this cowherd boy, the disgrace of His family, deserve your worship, any more than a crow deserves to eat the sacred puroḍāśa rice cake?
PURPORT
The great commentator Śrīdhara Svāmī has analyzed Śiśupāla's words as follows. The term go-pāla means not only "cowherd" but also "protector of the Vedas and the earth." Similarly, kula-pāṁsana has a double meaning. Śiśupāla intended it to mean "the disgrace of His family," which is its meaning when divided as above. But the word may also be analyzed as ku-lapām aṁsana, giving a totally different meaning. Kulapām indicates those who prattle with crooked words contrary to the Vedas, and aṁsana, derived from the verb aṁsayati, means "destroyer." In other words, he was praising Lord Kṛṣṇa as "He who vanquishes all misguided and frivolous speculations about the nature of truth." Similarly, although Śiśupāla wanted to compare Lord Kṛṣṇa to a crow with the words yathā kākaḥ, these words may also be divided yathā a-kākaḥ. In that case, according to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word kāka is a combination of ka and āka, which indicate material happiness and misery. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa is akāka in the sense that He is beyond all material misery and happiness, being on the pure, transcendental platform. Finally, Śiśupāla was right in saying the Lord Kṛṣṇa does not deserve merely the puroḍāśa rice cake, offered to the lesser demigods as a substitute for the heavenly beverage soma. In fact, Lord Kṛṣṇa deserves to receive everything that we possess, since He is the ultimate proprietor of everything, including ourselves. Thus we should give Lord Kṛṣṇa our life and soul, not merely a ritualistic offering of rice cakes.