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tathāhṛtaṁ paśuvat pāśa-baddham | :tathāhṛtaṁ paśuvat pāśa-baddham | ||
avāṅ-mukhaṁ karma-jugupsitena | :avāṅ-mukhaṁ karma-jugupsitena | ||
nirīkṣya kṛṣṇāpakṛtaṁ guroḥ sutaṁ | :nirīkṣya kṛṣṇāpakṛtaṁ guroḥ sutaṁ | ||
vāma-svabhāvā kṛpayā nanāma ca | :vāma-svabhāvā kṛpayā nanāma ca | ||
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''tathā''—thus; ''āhṛtam''—brought in; ''paśu-vat''—like an animal; ''pāśa-baddham''—tied with ropes; ''avāk-mukham''—without a word in his mouth; ''karma''—activities; ''jugupsitena''—being heinous; ''nirīkṣya''—by seeing; ''kṛṣṇā''—Draupadī; ''apakṛtam''—the doer of the degrading; ''guroḥ''—the teacher; ''sutam''—son; ''vāma''—beautiful; ''svabhāvā''—nature; ''kṛpayā''—out of compassion; ''nanāma''—offered obeisances; ''ca''—and. | |||
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Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Draupadī then saw Aśvatthāmā, who was bound with ropes like an animal and silent for having enacted the most inglorious murder. Due to her female nature, and due to her being naturally good and well-behaved, she showed him due respects as a brāhmaṇa. | Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Draupadī then saw Aśvatthāmā, who was bound with ropes like an animal and silent for having enacted the most inglorious murder. Due to her female nature, and due to her being naturally good and well-behaved, she showed him due respects as a brāhmaṇa. | ||
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Aśvatthāmā was condemned by the Lord Himself, and he was treated by Arjuna just like a culprit, not like the son of a brāhmaṇa or teacher. But when he was brought before Śrīmatī Draupadī, she, although begrieved for the murder of her sons, and although the murderer was present before her, could not withdraw the due respect generally offered to a brāhmaṇa or to the son of a brāhmaṇa. This is due to her mild nature as a woman. Women as a class are no better than boys, and therefore they have no discriminatory power like that of a man. Aśvatthāmā proved himself to be an unworthy son of Droṇācārya or of a brāhmaṇa, and for this reason he was condemned by the greatest authority, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and yet a mild woman could not withdraw her natural courtesy for a brāhmaṇa. | Aśvatthāmā was condemned by the Lord Himself, and he was treated by Arjuna just like a culprit, not like the son of a ''brāhmaṇa'' or teacher. But when he was brought before Śrīmatī Draupadī, she, although begrieved for the murder of her sons, and although the murderer was present before her, could not withdraw the due respect generally offered to a ''brāhmaṇa'' or to the son of a ''brāhmaṇa''. This is due to her mild nature as a woman. Women as a class are no better than boys, and therefore they have no discriminatory power like that of a man. Aśvatthāmā proved himself to be an unworthy son of Droṇācārya or of a ''brāhmaṇa'', and for this reason he was condemned by the greatest authority, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and yet a mild woman could not withdraw her natural courtesy for a ''brāhmaṇa''. | ||
Even to date, in a Hindu family a woman shows proper respect to the brāhmaṇa caste, however fallen and heinous a brahma-bandhu may be. But the men have begun to protest against brahma-bandhus who are born in families of good brāhmaṇas but by action are less than śūdras. | Even to date, in a Hindu family a woman shows proper respect to the ''brāhmaṇa'' caste, however fallen and heinous a ''brahma-bandhu'' may be. But the men have begun to protest against ''brahma-bandhus'' who are born in families of good ''brāhmaṇas'' but by action are less than ''śūdras''. | ||
The specific words used in this śloka are vāma-svabhāvā, "mild and gentle by nature." A good man or woman accepts anything very easily, but a man of average intelligence does not do so. But, anyway, we should not give up our reason and discriminatory power just to be gentle. One must have good discriminatory power to judge a thing on its merit. We should not follow the mild nature of a woman and thereby accept that which is not genuine. Aśvatthāmā may be respected by a good-natured woman, but that does not mean that he is as good as a genuine brāhmaṇa. | The specific words used in this ''śloka'' are ''vāma-svabhāvā'', "mild and gentle by nature." A good man or woman accepts anything very easily, but a man of average intelligence does not do so. But, anyway, we should not give up our reason and discriminatory power just to be gentle. One must have good discriminatory power to judge a thing on its merit. We should not follow the mild nature of a woman and thereby accept that which is not genuine. Aśvatthāmā may be respected by a good-natured woman, but that does not mean that he is as good as a genuine ''brāhmaṇa.'' | ||
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Revision as of 12:06, 30 April 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 42
- tathāhṛtaṁ paśuvat pāśa-baddham
- avāṅ-mukhaṁ karma-jugupsitena
- nirīkṣya kṛṣṇāpakṛtaṁ guroḥ sutaṁ
- vāma-svabhāvā kṛpayā nanāma ca
SYNONYMS
tathā—thus; āhṛtam—brought in; paśu-vat—like an animal; pāśa-baddham—tied with ropes; avāk-mukham—without a word in his mouth; karma—activities; jugupsitena—being heinous; nirīkṣya—by seeing; kṛṣṇā—Draupadī; apakṛtam—the doer of the degrading; guroḥ—the teacher; sutam—son; vāma—beautiful; svabhāvā—nature; kṛpayā—out of compassion; nanāma—offered obeisances; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Draupadī then saw Aśvatthāmā, who was bound with ropes like an animal and silent for having enacted the most inglorious murder. Due to her female nature, and due to her being naturally good and well-behaved, she showed him due respects as a brāhmaṇa.
PURPORT
Aśvatthāmā was condemned by the Lord Himself, and he was treated by Arjuna just like a culprit, not like the son of a brāhmaṇa or teacher. But when he was brought before Śrīmatī Draupadī, she, although begrieved for the murder of her sons, and although the murderer was present before her, could not withdraw the due respect generally offered to a brāhmaṇa or to the son of a brāhmaṇa. This is due to her mild nature as a woman. Women as a class are no better than boys, and therefore they have no discriminatory power like that of a man. Aśvatthāmā proved himself to be an unworthy son of Droṇācārya or of a brāhmaṇa, and for this reason he was condemned by the greatest authority, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and yet a mild woman could not withdraw her natural courtesy for a brāhmaṇa.
Even to date, in a Hindu family a woman shows proper respect to the brāhmaṇa caste, however fallen and heinous a brahma-bandhu may be. But the men have begun to protest against brahma-bandhus who are born in families of good brāhmaṇas but by action are less than śūdras.
The specific words used in this śloka are vāma-svabhāvā, "mild and gentle by nature." A good man or woman accepts anything very easily, but a man of average intelligence does not do so. But, anyway, we should not give up our reason and discriminatory power just to be gentle. One must have good discriminatory power to judge a thing on its merit. We should not follow the mild nature of a woman and thereby accept that which is not genuine. Aśvatthāmā may be respected by a good-natured woman, but that does not mean that he is as good as a genuine brāhmaṇa.