Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.18
उच्चै:श्रवास्तुरङ्गाणां धातूनामस्मि काञ्चनम् ।
यम: संयमतां चाहम् सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकि: ॥ १८ ॥
uccaiḥśravās turaṅgāṇāṁ
[uchchaihshravaas turangaanaam]
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
[dhaatoonaam asmi kaanchanam]
yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham
[yamah samyamataam chaaham]
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
[sarpaanaam asmi vaasukih]
Word-for-word
uccaiḥśravāḥ
—
the horse Uccaiḥśravā
turaṅgāṇām
—
among horses
dhātūnām
—
among metals
asmi
—
I am
kāñcanam
—
gold
yamaḥ
—
Yamarāja
saṁyamatām
—
among those who punish and suppress
ca
—
also
aham
—
I
sarpāṇām
—
among serpents
asmi
—
am
vāsukiḥ
—
Vāsuki.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
uccaiḥśravās turaṅgāṇāṁ
uccaiḥśravāḥ
the horse Uccaiḥśravā
turaṅgāṇām
among horses
dhātūnām asmi kāñcanam
dhātūnām
among metals
asmi
I am
kāñcanam
gold
yamaḥ saṁyamatāṁ cāham
yamaḥ
Yamarāja
saṁyamatām
among those who punish and suppress
ca
also
aham
I
sarpāṇām asmi vāsukiḥ
sarpāṇām
among serpents
asmi
am
vāsukiḥ
Vāsuki.
Among horses I am Uccaiḥśravā, and I am gold among metals. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents I am Vāsuki.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among horses, I am Uccaiḥśravā, and among metals, I am gold. I am Yamarāja among those who suppress and punish, and among serpents, I am Vāsuki.
Among punishers I am Yamarāja.
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Personal Guidance
Among horses Uccaiḥśravā, among metals gold, among punishers Yamarāja, among serpents Vāsuki. The list refuses to skip even unsettling categories.
Reflection Questions
- What unsettling domain in my life have I refused to look at as containing the Lord?
- What might happen if I did?
My note
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