SB 12.10.27 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.27

स चिरं मायया विष्णोर्भ्रामित: कर्शितो भृशम् । शिववागमृतध्वस्तक्लेशपुञ्जस्तमब्रवीत् ॥ २७ ॥

sa ciraṁ māyayā viṣṇor

[sa chiram maayayaa vishnor]

bhrāmitaḥ karśito bhṛśam

[bhraamitah karshito bhrisham]

śiva-vāg-amṛta-dhvasta-

[shiva-vaag-amrita-dhvasta-]

kleśa-puñjas tam abravīt

[klesha-punjas tam abraveet]

Word-for-word

saḥ — he ciram — for a long time māyayā — by the illusory energy viṣṇoḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu bhrāmitaḥ — made to wander karśitaḥ — exhausted bhṛśam — extremely śiva — of Lord Śiva vāk-amṛta — by the words of nectar dhvasta — destroyed kleśa-puñjaḥ — his heaps of suffering tam — to him abravīt — spoke.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sa ciraṁ māyayā viṣṇor

saḥ

ciram

for a long time

māyayā

by the illusory energy

viṣṇoḥ

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu

bhrāmitaḥ karśito bhṛśam

bhrāmitaḥ

made to wander

karśitaḥ

exhausted

bhṛśam

extremely

śiva-vāg-amṛta-dhvasta-

śiva

of Lord Śiva

vāk-amṛta

by the words of nectar

dhvasta

destroyed

kleśa-puñjas tam abravīt

kleśa-puñjaḥ

his heaps of suffering

tam

to him

abravīt

spoke.

Mārkaṇḍeya, having been forced by Lord Viṣṇu’s illusory energy to wander about for a long time in the water of dissolution, had become extremely exhausted. But Lord Śiva’s words of nectar vanquished his accumulated suffering. Thus he addressed Lord Śiva.

Purport

Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi had desired to see Lord Viṣṇu’s illusory energy and had suffered extensive miseries. But now, in the person of Śiva, Lord Viṣṇu again appeared before the sage and relieved all his suffering by imparting blissful spiritual instructions.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya, having been forced by Viṣṇu's illusory energy to wander about for a long time in the water of dissolution, had become extremely exhausted. But Śiva's words of nectar vanquished his accumulated suffering. Thus he addressed Śiva.

Personal Guidance

Having been exhausted by his journey through dissolution waters, Markandeya now stands restored — by darshan and dialogue. Recovery from trauma comes through holy contact, not solitude alone. We need each other.

Reflection Questions

Am I trying to recover from a hard time in solitude that would heal in company?
Whose company would help — and have I asked for it?

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