Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 127
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
स्वेष्ट-देव-तदीयानां गुरोर् अपि विशेषतः
आनुकूल्ये सदा-स्थेयं प्रातिकूल्यं विवर्जयेत्sveṣṭa-deva-tadīyānāṃ guror api viśeṣataḥ
ānukūlye sadā-stheyaṃ prātikūlyaṃ vivarjayet
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
sveṣṭa-deva—of the chosen Deity; tadīyānām—in relation to Them; guroḥ—of the spiritual master; api—also; viśeṣataḥ—specifically; ānukūlye—in favorableness; sadā—slways; stheyam—to be done; prātikūlyam—what is not favorable; vivarjayet—should reject.
English translation of verse:
One should accept what is favorable for service to the Lord, His devotees, and one's spiritual master. One should reject what is not favorable for Their service.