Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
किं वा अरे आचरितं तपस्तपस्विन्यानया यदियमवनि: सविनयकृष्णसारतनयतनुतरसुभगशिवतमाखरखुरपदपङ्क्तिभिर्द्रविणविधुरातुरस्य कृपणस्य मम द्रविणपदवीं सूचयन्त्यात्मानं च सर्वत: कृतकौतुकं द्विजानां स्वर्गापवर्गकामानां देवयजनं करोति ॥ २३ ॥
Transliteration
kiṁ vā are ācaritaṁ tapas tapasvinyānayā yad iyam avaniḥ savinaya-kṛṣṇa-sāra-tanaya-tanutara-subhaga-śivatamākhara-khura-pada-paṅktibhir draviṇa-vidhurāturasya kṛpaṇasya mama draviṇa-padavīṁ sūcayanty ātmānaṁ ca sarvataḥ kṛta-kautukaṁ dvijānāṁ svargāpavarga-kāmānāṁ deva-yajanaṁ karoti.
Synonyms
kim vā — what; are — oh; ācaritam — practiced; tapaḥ — penance; tapasvinyā — by the most fortunate; anayā — this planet earth; yat — since; iyam — this; avaniḥ — earth; sa-vinaya — very mild and well-behaved; kṛṣṇa-sāra-tanaya — of the calf of the black deer; tanutara — small; subhaga — beautiful; śiva-tama — most auspicious; akhara — soft; khura — of the hooves; pada-paṅktibhiḥ — by the series of the marks; draviṇa-vidhura-āturasya — who is very aggrieved because of loss of wealth; kṛpaṇasya — a most unhappy creature; mama — for me; draviṇa-padavīm — the way to achieve that wealth; sūcayanti — indicating; ātmānam — her own personal body; ca — and; sarvataḥ — on all sides; kṛta-kautukam — ornamented; dvijānām — of the brāhmaṇas; svarga-apavarga-kāmānām — who are desirous of achieving heavenly planets or liberation; deva-yajanam — a place of sacrifice to the demigods; karoti — it makes.
Translation
After speaking like a madman in this way, Mahārāja Bharata got up and went outside. Seeing the footprints of the deer on the ground, he praised the footprints out of love, saying: O unfortunate Bharata, your austerities and penances are very insignificant compared to the penance and austerity undergone by this earth planet. Due to the earth’s severe penances, the footprints of this deer, which are small, beautiful, most auspicious and soft, are imprinted on the surface of this fortunate planet. This series of footprints show a person like me, who am bereaved due to loss of the deer, how the animal has passed through the forest and how I can regain my lost wealth. By these footprints, this land has become a proper place for brāhmaṇas who desire heavenly planets or liberation to execute sacrifices to the demigods.
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