Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.32
निमज्ज्योन्मज्जतां घोरे भवाब्धौ परमायणम् ।
सन्तो ब्रह्मविद: शान्ता नौर्दृढेवाप्सु मज्जताम् ॥ ३२ ॥
nimajjyonmajjatāṁ ghore
[nimajjyonmajjataam ghore]
bhavābdhau paramāyaṇam
[bhavaabdhau paramaayanam]
santo brahma-vidaḥ śāntā
[santo brahma-vidah shaantaa]
naur dṛḍhevāpsu majjatām
[naur dridhevaapsu majjataam]
Word-for-word
nimajjya
—
of those who are submerging
unmajjatām
—
and rising again
ghore
—
in the horrible
bhava
—
of material life
abdhau
—
ocean
parama
—
supreme
ayanam
—
shelter
santaḥ
—
saintly devotees
brahma-vidaḥ
—
who understand the Absolute Truth
śāntāḥ
—
peaceful
nauḥ
—
a boat
dṛḍhā
—
strong
iva
—
just as
apsu
—
in the water
majjatām
—
for those who are drowning.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nimajjyonmajjatāṁ ghore
nimajjya
of those who are submerging
unmajjatām
and rising again
ghore
in the horrible
bhavābdhau paramāyaṇam
bhava
of material life
abdhau
ocean
parama
supreme
ayanam
shelter
santo brahma-vidaḥ śāntā
santaḥ
saintly devotees
brahma-vidaḥ
who understand the Absolute Truth
śāntāḥ
peaceful
naur dṛḍhevāpsu majjatām
nauḥ
a boat
dṛḍhā
strong
iva
just as
apsu
in the water
majjatām
for those who are drowning.
The devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those who are repeatedly rising and falling within the fearful ocean of material life. Such devotees are just like a strong boat that comes to rescue persons who are at the point of drowning.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those who are repeatedly rising and falling within the fearful ocean of material life. Such devotees are just like a strong boat for drowning persons.
The devotees are the supreme shelter for persons traveling from low to high bodies in the ocean of material life.
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Personal Guidance
His devotees, fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those rising and falling in the fearful ocean of material life — like a strong boat. The devotee is named as boat.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'boat' have I been climbing into lately?
- Whose boat could I become for someone else?
My note
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