Vedanta

shishurasau pratibhAmbudhirityalaM

janamanovacanagrahapIDanA .

na bhavatAditi taM vijanasthale

svatanayaM samasixayadeShakaH ..20..

padacChedaH

shishuH asau pratibhAmbudhiH iti alaM janamanovacanagrahapIDanA na bhavatAt iti taM vijanasthale svatanayaM samasixayat eShakaH .

anvayaH

eShakaH taM svatanayaM vijanasthale asau shishuH alaM pratibhAmbudhiH iti janamanovacanagrahapIDanA na bhavatAt iti samasixayat .

anvayArthaH

eShakaH = This Madhyageha; taM svatanayaM = his son; vijanasthale = in an isolated place; asau = this shishuH = child alaM = truly pratibhAmbudhiH = an ocean of talent iti = thus janamanovacanagrahapIDanA = evil effects caused due to such thoughts and words of people na bhavatAt = should not occur iti = thinking thus samasixayat = taught.

Summary

The people who are amazed at the talent of vAsudeva exclaim “O’ this child is truly an ocean of talent!”. Madhyageha feared that if he teaches his son openly, such thoughts and words of the people might cause evil effects on him. To avoid such evil effects, he taught the child vAsudeva in an isolated place.