SB 12.4.10 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.10

उपर्यध: समन्ताच्च शिखाभिर्वह्निसूर्ययो: । दह्यमानं विभात्यण्डं दग्धगोमयपिण्डवत् ॥ १० ॥

upary adhaḥ samantāc ca

[upary adhah samantaach cha]

śikhābhir vahni-sūryayoḥ

[shikhaabhir vahni-sooryayoh]

dahyamānaṁ vibhāty aṇḍaṁ

[dahyamaanam vibhaaty andam]

dagdha-gomaya-piṇḍa-vat

[dagdha-gomaya-pinda-vat]

Word-for-word

upari — above adhaḥ — and below samantāt — in all directions ca — and śikhābhiḥ — with the flames vahni — of the fire sūryayoḥ — and of the sun dahyamānam — being burned vibhāti — glows aṇḍam — the egg of the universe dagdha — burned go-maya — of cow dung piṇḍa-vat — like a ball.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

upary adhaḥ samantāc ca

upari

above

adhaḥ

and below

samantāt

in all directions

and

śikhābhir vahni-sūryayoḥ

śikhābhiḥ

with the flames

vahni

of the fire

sūryayoḥ

and of the sun

dahyamānaṁ vibhāty aṇḍaṁ

dahyamānam

being burned

vibhāti

glows

aṇḍam

the egg of the universe

dagdha-gomaya-piṇḍa-vat

dagdha

burned

go-maya

of cow dung

piṇḍa-vat

like a ball.

Burned from all sides — from above by the blazing sun and from below by the fire of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa — the universal sphere will glow like a burning ball of cow dung.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Burned from all sides—from above by the blazing sun and from below by the fire of Saṅkarṣaṇa—the universal sphere will glow like a burning ball of cow dung.

Personal Guidance

The universe glows like a burning ball of cow dung, scorched above and below. The image is deliberately humbling — what we call the cosmos becomes a small charred sphere. Such pictures shrink the ego that thinks 'my' problems are vast.

Reflection Questions

What problem feels enormous to me right now that this image quietly resizes?
How does cosmic humility help, rather than depress, sincere effort today?

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