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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.20

तीर्थानां स्रोतसां गङ्गा समुद्र: सरसामहम् । आयुधानां धनुरहं त्रिपुरघ्नो धनुष्मताम् ॥ २० ॥
tīrthānāṁ srotasāṁ gaṅgā
[teerthaanaam srotasaam gangaa]
samudraḥ sarasām aham
[samudrah sarasaam aham]
āyudhānāṁ dhanur ahaṁ
[aayudhaanaam dhanur aham]
tripura-ghno dhanuṣmatām
[tripura-ghno dhanushmataam]
Word-for-word
tirthānām — among holy places srotasām — among flowing things gaṅgā — the sacred Ganges samudraḥ — the ocean sarasām — among steady bodies of water aham — I am āyudhānām — among weapons dhanuḥ — the bow aham — I am tri-pura-ghnaḥ — Lord Śiva dhanuḥ-matām — among those who wield the bow.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tīrthānāṁ srotasāṁ gaṅgā
tirthānām
among holy places
srotasām
among flowing things
gaṅgā
the sacred Ganges
samudraḥ sarasām aham
samudraḥ
the ocean
sarasām
among steady bodies of water
aham
I am
āyudhānāṁ dhanur ahaṁ
āyudhānām
among weapons
dhanuḥ
the bow
aham
I am
tripura-ghno dhanuṣmatām
tri-pura-ghnaḥ
Lord Śiva
dhanuḥ-matām
among those who wield the bow.
Among sacred and flowing things I am the holy Ganges, and among steady bodies of water I am the ocean. Among weapons I am the bow, and of the wielders of weapons I am Lord Śiva.
Purport

Lord Śiva used his bow to completely cover with arrows the three demoniac cities built by Maya Dānava.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Among sacred rivers, I am the Gaṅgā, and among bodies of water, I am the ocean. Among weapons, I am the bow, and of the wielders of weapons, I am Śiva. Saraṣām means “among non-flowing water bodies.”
Personal Guidance
Among sacred and flowing things the Ganges, among steady waters the ocean, among weapons the bow, among weapon-wielders Śiva. Each axis has its Lord-representative.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'sacred and flowing' thing carries the Lord to me most powerfully?
  • Could I make more contact with it this week?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

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