Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.16
आह त्वात्मानुभावेन पूर्णकामस्य ते विभो ।
करवाम किमीशान येनेदं निर्वृतं जगत् ॥ १६ ॥
āha tv ātmānubhāvena
[aaha tv aatmaanubhaavena]
pūrṇa-kāmasya te vibho
[poorna-kaamasya te vibho]
karavāma kim īśāna
[karavaama kim eeshaana]
yenedaṁ nirvṛtaṁ jagat
[yenedam nirvritam jagat]
Word-for-word
āha
—
Mārkaṇḍeya said
tu
—
indeed
ātma-anubhāvena
—
by your own experience of ecstasy
pūrṇa-kāmasya
—
who is satisfied in all respects
te
—
for you
vibho
—
O mighty one
karavāma
—
I can do
kim
—
what
īśāna
—
O lord
yena
—
by whom
idam
—
this
nirvṛtam
—
is made peaceful
jagat
—
the entire world.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āha tv ātmānubhāvena
āha
Mārkaṇḍeya said
tu
indeed
ātma-anubhāvena
by your own experience of ecstasy
pūrṇa-kāmasya te vibho
pūrṇa-kāmasya
who is satisfied in all respects
te
for you
vibho
O mighty one
karavāma kim īśāna
karavāma
I can do
kim
what
īśāna
O lord
yenedaṁ nirvṛtaṁ jagat
yena
by whom
idam
this
nirvṛtam
is made peaceful
jagat
the entire world.
Mārkaṇḍeya said: O mighty lord, what can I possibly do for you, who are fully satisfied by your own ecstasy? Indeed, by your mercy you satisfy this entire world.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: O mighty lord, what can I possibly do for you, who are fully satisfied by your own ecstasy and by whose influence this entire world becomes joyful.
Personal Guidance
Markandeya asks Siva, 'What can I do for you, who are fully satisfied by your own ecstasy?' Real worship asks how to serve rather than what to receive. The orientation of the question changes everything.
Reflection Questions
- Do my prayers ask more often what to receive or how to serve?
- What would shifting that balance change?
My note
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