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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.21

तत: प्रादुष्कृतं तेज: प्रचण्डं सर्वतोदिशम् । प्राणापदमभिप्रेक्ष्य विष्णुं जिष्णुरुवाच ह ॥ २१ ॥
tataḥ prāduṣkṛtaṁ tejaḥ
[tatah praadushkritam tejah]
pracaṇḍaṁ sarvato diśam
[prachandam sarvato disham]
prāṇāpadam abhiprekṣya
[praanaapadam abhiprekshya]
viṣṇuṁ jiṣṇur uvāca ha
[vishnum jishnur uvaacha ha]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter prāduṣkṛtam — disseminated tejaḥ — glare pracaṇḍam — fierce sarvataḥ — all around diśam — directions prāṇa-āpadam — affecting life abhiprekṣya — having observed it viṣṇum — unto the Lord jiṣṇuḥ — Arjuna uvāca — said ha — in the past.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataḥ prāduṣkṛtaṁ tejaḥ
tataḥ
thereafter
prāduṣkṛtam
disseminated
tejaḥ
glare
pracaṇḍaṁ sarvato diśam
pracaṇḍam
fierce
sarvataḥ
all around
diśam
directions
prāṇāpadam abhiprekṣya
prāṇa-āpadam
affecting life
abhiprekṣya
having observed it
viṣṇuṁ jiṣṇur uvāca ha
viṣṇum
unto the Lord
jiṣṇuḥ
Arjuna
uvāca
said
ha
in the past.
Thereupon a glaring light spread in all directions. It was so fierce that Arjuna thought his own life in danger, and so he began to address Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing that the fierce fire manifesting in all directions was a danger to life, Arjuna spoke to Kṛṣṇa.
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Personal Guidance
Glaring light spread; even Arjuna feared. In crisis he turned at once to Kṛṣṇa. Notice the reflex: when something is bigger than us, the trained heart looks immediately to the Lord.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is my reflex still self-reliance instead of Kṛṣṇa-reliance?
  • What practice would make turning to the Lord my first move, not my last?
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