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tam adharme kṛta-matiṁ | :tam adharme kṛta-matiṁ | ||
vilokya pitaraṁ sutāḥ | :vilokya pitaraṁ sutāḥ | ||
marīci-mukhyā munayo | :marīci-mukhyā munayo | ||
viśrambhāt pratyabodhayan | :viśrambhāt pratyabodhayan | ||
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''tam''—unto him; ''adharme''—in the matter of immortality; ''kṛta-matim''—the mind being so given; ''vilokya''—seeing thus; ''pitaram''—unto the father; ''sutāḥ''—sons; ''marīci-mukhyāḥ''—headed by Marīci; ''munayaḥ''—sages; ''viśrambhāt''—with due respect; ''pratyabodhayan''—submitted as follows. | |||
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Thus, finding their father so deluded in an act of immorality, the sages headed by Marīci, all sons of Brahmā, spoke as follows with great respect. | Thus, finding their father so deluded in an act of immorality, the sages headed by Marīci, all sons of Brahmā, spoke as follows with great respect. | ||
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The sages like Marīci were not in the wrong in submitting their protests against the acts of their great father. They knew very well that even though their father committed a mistake, there must have been some great purpose behind the show, otherwise such a great personality could not have committed such a mistake. It might be that Brahmā wanted to warn his subordinates about human frailties in their dealings with women. This is always very dangerous for persons who are on the path of self-realization. Therefore, great personalities like Brahmā, even when in the wrong, should not be neglected, nor could the great sages headed by Marīci show any disrespect because of his extraordinary behavior. | The sages like Marīci were not in the wrong in submitting their protests against the acts of their great father. They knew very well that even though their father committed a mistake, there must have been some great purpose behind the show, otherwise such a great personality could not have committed such a mistake. It might be that Brahmā wanted to warn his subordinates about human frailties in their dealings with women. This is always very dangerous for persons who are on the path of self-realization. Therefore, great personalities like Brahmā, even when in the wrong, should not be neglected, nor could the great sages headed by Marīci show any disrespect because of his extraordinary behavior. | ||
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Revision as of 17:52, 30 November 2017
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- tam adharme kṛta-matiṁ
- vilokya pitaraṁ sutāḥ
- marīci-mukhyā munayo
- viśrambhāt pratyabodhayan
SYNONYMS
tam—unto him; adharme—in the matter of immortality; kṛta-matim—the mind being so given; vilokya—seeing thus; pitaram—unto the father; sutāḥ—sons; marīci-mukhyāḥ—headed by Marīci; munayaḥ—sages; viśrambhāt—with due respect; pratyabodhayan—submitted as follows.
TRANSLATION
Thus, finding their father so deluded in an act of immorality, the sages headed by Marīci, all sons of Brahmā, spoke as follows with great respect.
PURPORT
The sages like Marīci were not in the wrong in submitting their protests against the acts of their great father. They knew very well that even though their father committed a mistake, there must have been some great purpose behind the show, otherwise such a great personality could not have committed such a mistake. It might be that Brahmā wanted to warn his subordinates about human frailties in their dealings with women. This is always very dangerous for persons who are on the path of self-realization. Therefore, great personalities like Brahmā, even when in the wrong, should not be neglected, nor could the great sages headed by Marīci show any disrespect because of his extraordinary behavior.