🪷 ŚB 9.21.7

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

अथान्यो भोक्ष्यमाणस्य विभक्तस्य महीपते: । विभक्तं व्यभजत् तस्मै वृषलाय हरिं स्मरन् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

athānyo bhokṣyamāṇasya vibhaktasya mahīpateḥ vibhaktaṁ vyabhajat tasmai vṛṣalāya hariṁ smaran
Synonyms
atha — thereafter; anyaḥ — another guest; bhokṣyamāṇasya — who was just about to eat; vibhaktasya — after setting aside the share for the family; mahīpateḥ — of the King; vibhaktam — the food allotted for the family; vyabhajat — he divided and distributed; tasmai — unto him; vṛṣalāya — unto a śūdra; harim — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; smaran — remembering.

Translation

Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a śūdra guest arrived. Seeing the śūdra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.

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