SB 12.4.8 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.8

सामुद्रं दैहिकं भौमं रसं सांवर्तको रवि: । रश्मिभि: पिबते घोरै: सर्वं नैव विमुञ्चति ॥ ८ ॥

sāmudraṁ daihikaṁ bhaumaṁ

[saamudram daihikam bhaumam]

rasaṁ sāṁvartako raviḥ

[rasam saamvartako ravih]

raśmibhiḥ pibate ghoraiḥ

[rashmibhih pibate ghoraih]

sarvaṁ naiva vimuñcati

[sarvam naiva vimunchati]

Word-for-word

sāmudram — of the ocean daihikam — of living bodies bhaumam — of the earth rasam — the juice sāṁvartakaḥ — annihilating raviḥ — the sun raśmibhiḥ — with its rays pibate — drinks up ghoraiḥ — which are terrible sarvam — all na — nothing eva — even vimuñcati — gives.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sāmudraṁ daihikaṁ bhaumaṁ

sāmudram

of the ocean

daihikam

of living bodies

bhaumam

of the earth

rasaṁ sāṁvartako raviḥ

rasam

the juice

sāṁvartakaḥ

annihilating

raviḥ

the sun

raśmibhiḥ pibate ghoraiḥ

raśmibhiḥ

with its rays

pibate

drinks up

ghoraiḥ

which are terrible

sarvaṁ naiva vimuñcati

sarvam

all

nothing

eva

even

vimuñcati

gives.

The sun in its annihilating form will drink up with its terrible rays all the water of the ocean, of living bodies and of the earth itself. But the devastating sun will not give any rain in return.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The sun in its annihilating form will drink up with its terrible rays all the water of the ocean, of living bodies and of the earth itself. But the devastating sun will not give anything back. Pibati means “it draws up.”

Personal Guidance

The annihilating sun drinks every drop of moisture and gives nothing back. There comes a stage when even nature's reciprocity ceases. The verse leaves us with a sober reminder that material abundance is borrowed, never owned.

Reflection Questions

Which abundance in my life do I take as a permanent right rather than a gift?
How can gratitude reshape my relationship to what I currently have?

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