Shloka 8
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Nārāyaṇa and the Lord’s Empowering Instructions for Creation
क्षुत्तृट्त्रिधातुभिरिमा मुहुरर्द्यमाना: शीतोष्णवातवरषैरितरेतराच्च । कामाग्निनाच्युत रुषा च सुदुर्भरेण सम्पश्यतो मन उरुक्रम सीदते मे ॥ ८ ॥
kṣut-tṛṭ-tridhātubhir imā muhur ardyamānāḥ śītoṣṇa-vāta-varaṣair itaretarāc ca kāmāgninācyuta-ruṣā ca sudurbhareṇa sampaśyato mana urukrama sīdate me
হে অচ্যুত, হে উরুক্রম! এই দীন জীবেরা বারবার ক্ষুধা-তৃষ্ণা ও ত্রিধাতুর বিকারে পীড়িত; শীত, গ্রীষ্ম, বাতাস, বৃষ্টি ও নানা উপদ্রবে আক্রান্ত। কামাগ্নি ও অসহনীয় ক্রোধে দগ্ধ—তাদের দেখে আমার মন গভীরভাবে বিষণ্ণ হয়।
A pure devotee of the Lord like Brahmā and persons in his disciplic succession are always unhappy to see the perplexities of the conditioned souls, who are suffering the onslaughts of the threefold miseries which pertain to the body and mind, to the disturbances of material nature, and to many other such material disadvantages. Not knowing adequate measures for relieving such difficulties, suffering persons sometimes pose themselves as leaders of the people, and the unfortunate followers are put into further disadvantages under such so-called leadership. This is like a blind man’s leading another blind man to fall into a ditch. Therefore, unless the devotees of the Lord take pity on them and teach them the right path, their lives are hopeless failures. The devotees of the Lord who voluntarily take the responsibility of raising the foolish materialistic sense enjoyers are as confidential to the Lord as Lord Brahmā.
FAQs
This verse states that the embodied mind is burned by the fire of desire and afflicted by anger, making contemplation of the Lord difficult; it highlights the need for devotion and divine shelter to steady the mind.
Brahmā calls Him Acyuta to acknowledge the Lord’s infallibility amid the soul’s instability, and Urukrama to remember His supreme power—seeking help because his own mind is overwhelmed by material disturbances.
Recognize that bodily stress and mental agitation (desire, anger) are natural pressures of embodied life, and respond by returning attention to the Lord through steady sādhana—especially prayer and remembrance—rather than feeding the agitation.