Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.8
सूत उवाच
इत्युक्त्वा तमुपेयाय भगवान् स सतां गति: ।
ईशान: सर्वविद्यानामीश्वर: सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ ८ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
ity uktvā tam upeyāya
[ity uktvaa tam upeyaaya]
bhagavān sa satāṁ gatiḥ
[bhagavaan sa sataam gatih]
īśānaḥ sarva-vidyānām
[eeshaanah sarva-vidyaanaam]
īśvaraḥ sarva-dehinām
[eeshvarah sarva-dehinaam]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Sūta Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
uktvā
—
having said
tam
—
to the sage
upeyāya
—
going
bhagavān
—
the exalted demigod
saḥ
—
he
satām
—
of the pure souls
gatiḥ
—
the shelter
īśānaḥ
—
the master
sarva-vidyānām
—
of all branches of knowledge
īśvaraḥ
—
the controller
sarva-dehinām
—
of all embodied living beings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
ity uktvā tam upeyāya
iti
thus
uktvā
having said
tam
to the sage
upeyāya
going
bhagavān sa satāṁ gatiḥ
bhagavān
the exalted demigod
saḥ
he
satām
of the pure souls
gatiḥ
the shelter
īśānaḥ sarva-vidyānām
īśānaḥ
the master
sarva-vidyānām
of all branches of knowledge
īśvaraḥ sarva-dehinām
īśvaraḥ
the controller
sarva-dehinām
of all embodied living beings.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Having spoken thus, Lord Śaṅkara — the shelter of pure souls, master of all spiritual sciences and controller of all embodied living beings — approached the sage.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Having spoken thus, Śiva—the shelter of the devotees, master of all types of knowledge and controller of all embodied living beings—approached the sage.
Śiva is called the shelter of the devotees because he gives bhakti which they desire. He is not only the shelter of the devotees, but of those with material desires: he is lord of all types of knowledge. This is not at all astonishing since he is the lord of all beings (īśvaraḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Sankara, shelter of pure souls and master of all spiritual sciences, descends to talk with Markandeya. The highest take time for the humble. We should not assume our small heart is too small for great visitation.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I dismissing my own life as too small for divine attention?
- How does Siva's example correct that?
My note
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