Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.13
तत एकोदकं विश्वं ब्रह्माण्डविवरान्तरम् ॥ १३ ॥
tata ekodakaṁ viśvaṁ
[tata ekodakam vishvam]
brahmāṇḍa-vivarāntaram
[brahmaanda-vivaraantaram]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
then
eka-udakam
—
a single body of water
viśvam
—
the universe
brahma-aṇḍa
—
of the egg of creation
vivara-antaram
—
within.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tata ekodakaṁ viśvaṁ
tataḥ
then
eka-udakam
a single body of water
viśvam
the universe
brahmāṇḍa-vivarāntaram
brahma-aṇḍa
of the egg of creation
vivara-antaram
within.
At that time, the shell of the universe will fill up with water, forming a single cosmic ocean.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
At that time, the shell of the universe will fill up with water, forming a single cosmic ocean.
Personal Guidance
The whole shell of the universe fills with water — one cosmic ocean. Every distinction is washed into one. The verse hints at how, beneath every drama of difference, there is a single substratum into which everything resolves.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my life am I clinging to a difference that may be smaller than it feels?
- What helps me sense the underlying unity beneath today's surface variety?
My note
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