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Devanagari

आरिराधयिषु: कृष्णं महिष्या तुल्यशीलया ।
युक्त: सांवत्सरं वीरो दधार द्वादशीव्रतम् ॥ २९ ॥

Text

Texto

ārirādhayiṣuḥ kṛṣṇaṁ
mahiṣyā tulya-śīlayā
yuktaḥ sāṁvatsaraṁ vīro
dadhāra dvādaśī-vratam

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

ārirādhayiṣuḥ — aspiring to worship; kṛṣṇam — the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa; mahiṣyā — with his queen; tulya-śīlayā — who was equally as qualified as Mahārāja Ambarīṣa; yuktaḥ — together; sāṁvatsaram — for one year; vīraḥ — the King; dadhāra — accepted; dvādaśī-vratam — the vow for observing Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī.

ārirādhayiṣuḥ — aspirando a adorar; kṛṣṇam — al Señor Supremo, Kṛṣṇa; mahiṣyā — con su reina; tulya-śīlayā — que era tan cualificada como Mahārāja Ambarīṣa; yuktaḥ — juntos; sāṁvatsaram — durante un año; vīraḥ — el rey; dadhāra — aceptó; dvādaśī-vratam — el voto de observar ekādaśī y dvādaśī.

Translation

Traducción

To worship Lord Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī for one year.

Para adorar al Señor Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa y su reina, que era tan cualificada como él, observaron el voto de ekādaśī y dvādaśī durante un año.

Purport

Significado

To observe Ekādaśī-vrata and Dvādaśī-vrata means to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those interested in advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness must observe Ekādaśī-vrata regularly. Mahārāja Ambarīṣa’s queen was equally as qualified as the King. Therefore it was possible for Mahārāja Ambarīṣa to engage his life in household affairs. In this regard, the word tulya-śīlayā is very significant. Unless a wife is equally as qualified as her husband, household affairs are very difficult to continue. Cāṇakya Paṇḍita advises that a person in such a situation should immediately give up household life and become a vānaprastha or sannyāsī:

Observar ekādaśī-vrata y dvādaśī-vrata significa complacer a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. Quienes deseen avanzar en el cultivo de conciencia de Kṛṣṇa deben observar regularmente el ekādaśī-vrata. La reina de Mahārāja Ambarīṣa era tan cualificada como él. Por esa razón, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa podía ocupar su vida en asuntos domésticos. En relación con esto, es muy significativa la palabra tulya-śīlayā. Si la esposa no es tan cualificada como su marido, es muy difícil que la vida doméstica pueda sostenerse. A la persona en esa situación, Cāṇakya Paṇḍita le aconseja que abandone la vida familiar y entre en la vida de vānaprastha o de sannyāsī:

mātā yasya gṛhe nāsti
bhāryā cāpriya-vādinī
araṇyaṁ tena gantavyaṁ
yathāraṇyaṁ tathā gṛham

A person who has no mother at home and whose wife is not agreeable with him should immediately go away to the forest. Because human life is meant for spiritual advancement only, one’s wife must be helpful in this endeavor. Otherwise there is no need of household life.

Una persona que no vive con su madre, y cuya esposa no congenia con él, debe irse inmediatamente al bosque. Puesto que el único objetivo de la vida humana es el avance espiritual, la esposa debe ayudar en ese esfuerzo. De lo contrario, no hay necesidad de continuar en la vida de casado.