aho nirīkṣyatām asyā
dāsyāḥ karma hy asāmpratam
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
śunīva havir adhvare
dāsyāḥ karma hy asāmpratam
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
śunīva havir adhvare
Synonyms
aho-alas; nirīkṣyatām-just see; asyāḥ-of her (Śarmiṣṭhā); dāsyāḥ-just like our servant; karma-activities; hi-indeed; asāmpratam-without any etiquette; asmat-dhāryam-the garment meant for me; dhṛtavatī-she has put on; śunī iva-like a dog; haviḥ-clarified butter; adhvare-meant for offering in the sacrifice.
Oh, just see the activities of this servant-maid Śarmiṣṭhā! Disregarding all etiquette, she has put on my dress, just like a dog snatching clarified butter meant for use in a sacrifice.
TEXTS 12–14
yair idaṁ tapasā sṛṣṭaṁ
mukhaṁ puṁsaḥ parasya ye
dhāryate yair iha jyotiḥ
śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
yān vandanty upatiṣṭhante
loka-nāthāḥ sureśvarāḥ
bhagavān api viśvātmā
pāvanaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
vayaṁ tatrāpi bhṛgavaḥ
śiṣyo 'syā naḥ pitāsuraḥ
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
śūdro vedam ivāsatī
SYNONYMS
yaiḥ-by which persons; idam-this entire universe; tapasā-by austerity; sṛṣṭam-was created; mukham-the face; puṁsaḥ-of the Supreme Person; parasya-transcendental; ye-those who (are); dhāryate-is always born; yaiḥ-by which persons; iha-here; jyotiḥ-the brahmajyoti, the effulgence of the Supreme Lord; śivaḥ-auspicious; panthāḥ-way; pradarśitaḥ-is directed; yān-to whom; vandanti-offer prayers; upatiṣṭhante-honor and follow; loka-nāthāḥ-the directors of the various planets; sura-īśvarāḥ-the demigods; bhagavān-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api-even; viśva-ātmā-the Supersoul; pāvanaḥ-the purifier; śrī-niketanaḥ-the husband of the goddess of fortune; vayam-we (are); tatra api-even greater than other brāhmaṇas; bhṛgavaḥ-descendants of Bhṛgu; śiṣyaḥ-disciple; asyāḥ-of her; naḥ-our; pitā-father; asuraḥ-belong to the demoniac group; asmat-dhāryam-meant to be worn by us; dhṛtavatī-she has put on; śūdraḥ-a non-brāhmaṇa worker; vedam-the Vedas; iva-like; asatī-unchaste.
We are among the qualified brāhmaṇas, who are accepted as the face of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brāhmaṇas have created the entire universe by their austerity, and they always keep the Absolute Truth within the core of their hearts. They have directed the path of good fortune, the path of Vedic civilization, and because they are the only worshipable objects within this world, they are offered prayers and worshiped even by the great demigods, the directors of the various planets, and even by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, the supreme purifier, the husband of the goddess of fortune. And we are even more respectable because we are in the dynasty of Bhṛgu. Yet although this woman's father, being among the demons, is our disciple, she has put on my dress, exactly like a śūdra taking charge of Vedic knowledge.
Oh, just see the activities of this servant-maid Śarmiṣṭhā! Disregarding all etiquette, she has put on my dress, just like a dog snatching clarified butter meant for use in a sacrifice.
TEXTS 12–14
yair idaṁ tapasā sṛṣṭaṁ
mukhaṁ puṁsaḥ parasya ye
dhāryate yair iha jyotiḥ
śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
yān vandanty upatiṣṭhante
loka-nāthāḥ sureśvarāḥ
bhagavān api viśvātmā
pāvanaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
vayaṁ tatrāpi bhṛgavaḥ
śiṣyo 'syā naḥ pitāsuraḥ
asmad-dhāryaṁ dhṛtavatī
śūdro vedam ivāsatī
SYNONYMS
yaiḥ-by which persons; idam-this entire universe; tapasā-by austerity; sṛṣṭam-was created; mukham-the face; puṁsaḥ-of the Supreme Person; parasya-transcendental; ye-those who (are); dhāryate-is always born; yaiḥ-by which persons; iha-here; jyotiḥ-the brahmajyoti, the effulgence of the Supreme Lord; śivaḥ-auspicious; panthāḥ-way; pradarśitaḥ-is directed; yān-to whom; vandanti-offer prayers; upatiṣṭhante-honor and follow; loka-nāthāḥ-the directors of the various planets; sura-īśvarāḥ-the demigods; bhagavān-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api-even; viśva-ātmā-the Supersoul; pāvanaḥ-the purifier; śrī-niketanaḥ-the husband of the goddess of fortune; vayam-we (are); tatra api-even greater than other brāhmaṇas; bhṛgavaḥ-descendants of Bhṛgu; śiṣyaḥ-disciple; asyāḥ-of her; naḥ-our; pitā-father; asuraḥ-belong to the demoniac group; asmat-dhāryam-meant to be worn by us; dhṛtavatī-she has put on; śūdraḥ-a non-brāhmaṇa worker; vedam-the Vedas; iva-like; asatī-unchaste.
We are among the qualified brāhmaṇas, who are accepted as the face of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brāhmaṇas have created the entire universe by their austerity, and they always keep the Absolute Truth within the core of their hearts. They have directed the path of good fortune, the path of Vedic civilization, and because they are the only worshipable objects within this world, they are offered prayers and worshiped even by the great demigods, the directors of the various planets, and even by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, the supreme purifier, the husband of the goddess of fortune. And we are even more respectable because we are in the dynasty of Bhṛgu. Yet although this woman's father, being among the demons, is our disciple, she has put on my dress, exactly like a śūdra taking charge of Vedic knowledge.