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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.12

शिवैषोद्यन्तमादित्यमभिरौत्यनलानना । मामङ्ग सारमेयोऽयमभिरेभत्यभीरुवत् ॥ १२ ॥
śivaiṣodyantam ādityam
[shivaishodyantam aadityam]
abhirauty analānanā
[abhirauty analaananaa]
mām aṅga sārameyo ’yam
[maam anga saarameyo ’yam]
abhirebhaty abhīruvat
[abhirebhaty abheeruvat]
Word-for-word
śivā — jackal eṣā — this udyantam — rising ādityam — unto the sun abhi — towards rauti — crying anala — fire ānanā — face mām — unto me aṅga — O Bhīma sārameyaḥ — dog ayam — this abhirebhati — barks towards abhīru-vat — without fear.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śivaiṣodyantam ādityam
śivā
jackal
eṣā
this
udyantam
rising
ādityam
unto the sun
abhirauty analānanā
abhi
towards
rauti
crying
anala
fire
ānanā
face
mām aṅga sārameyo ’yam
mām
unto me
aṅga
O Bhīma
sārameyaḥ
dog
ayam
this
abhirebhaty abhīruvat
abhirebhati
barks towards
abhīru-vat
without fear.
Just see, O Bhīma, how the she-jackal cries at the rising sun and vomits fire, and how the dog barks at me fearlessly.
Purport

These are some bad omens indicating something undesirable in the near future.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Bhīma! A jackal spitting fire is howling while facing the rising sun. A fearless dog is looking at me and howling.
Commentary

The omens on the earth are described. A jackal (śivā) facing the rising sun is howling while vomiting fire from his mouth. O Bhīma (aṅga)! A fearless dog looking at me is howling.

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Personal Guidance
The she-jackal cries at the rising sun and vomits fire; the dog barks at me fearlessly. Even animals show signs of the era's distortion. Nature's behavior is information.
Reflection Questions
  • What in nature around me has been behaving oddly?
  • Where am I dismissing data because it isn't 'human' enough?
📝 My note

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