SB 10.53.25
Devanāgarī
दुर्भगाया न मे धाता नानुकूलो महेश्वर: । देवी वा विमुखी गौरी रुद्राणी गिरिजा सती ॥ २५ ॥
Text
durbhagāyā na me dhātā nānukūlo maheśvaraḥ devī vā vimukhī gaurī rudrāṇī girijā satī
Synonyms
durbhagāyāḥ—who is unfortunate;na—not;me—with me;dhātā—the creator (Lord Brahmā);na—not;anukūlaḥ—favorably disposed;mahā-īśvaraḥ—the great Lord Śiva;devī—the goddess (his consort);vā—or;vimukhī—turned against;gaurī—Gaurī;rudrāṇī—the wife of Rudra;giri-jā—the adopted daughter of the Himālayan mountain range;satī—Satī, who, in her previous life as the daughter of Dakṣa, chose to give up her body.
Translation
I am extremely unfortunate, for the creator is not favorably disposed toward me, nor is the great Lord Śiva. Or perhaps Śiva’s wife, Devī, who is known as Gaurī, Rudrāṇī, Girijā and Satī, has turned against me.
Purport
“Perhaps it is Śiva’s wife, Gaurīdevī, who is displeased, though I worship her every day. Alas, alas, how have I offended her so that she has turned against me? But after all, she is Rudrāṇī, the wife of Rudra, and her very name means ‘one who makes everyone cry.’ So perhaps she and Śiva want me to cry. But seeing that I am so miserable, about to give up my life, why don’t they soften their attitude? The reason must be that Goddess Devī is Girijā, an adopted daughter, so why should she be soft-hearted? In her incarnation as Satī she gave up her body, so perhaps she now wants me to give up my body also.”
Thus the ācārya, with realized poetic sensitivity, interprets the various names used in this verse.
