Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.8.36
स तत्सन्दर्शनानन्दनिर्वृतात्मेन्द्रियाशय: ।
हृष्टरोमाश्रुपूर्णाक्षो न सेहे तावुदीक्षितुम् ॥ ३६ ॥
sa tat-sandarśanānanda-
[sa tat-sandarshanaananda-]
nirvṛtātmendriyāśayaḥ
[nirvritaatmendriyaashayah]
hṛṣṭa-romāśru-pūrṇākṣo
[hrishta-romaashru-poornaaksho]
na sehe tāv udīkṣitum
[na sehe taav udeekshitum]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he, Mārkaṇḍeya
tat
—
of Them
sandarśana
—
because of seeing
ānanda
—
by the ecstasy
nirvṛta
—
pleased
ātma
—
whose body
indriya
—
senses
āśayaḥ
—
and mind
hṛṣṭa
—
standing on end
romā
—
his bodily hairs
aśru
—
with tears
pūrṇa
—
filled
akṣaḥ
—
his eyes
na sehe
—
he was unable
tau
—
upon them
udīkṣitum
—
to glance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tat-sandarśanānanda-
saḥ
he, Mārkaṇḍeya
tat
of Them
sandarśana
because of seeing
ānanda
by the ecstasy
nirvṛtātmendriyāśayaḥ
nirvṛta
pleased
ātma
whose body
indriya
senses
āśayaḥ
and mind
hṛṣṭa-romāśru-pūrṇākṣo
hṛṣṭa
standing on end
romā
his bodily hairs
aśru
with tears
pūrṇa
filled
akṣaḥ
his eyes
na sehe tāv udīkṣitum
na sehe
he was unable
tau
upon them
udīkṣitum
to glance.
The ecstasy of seeing Them completely satisfied Mārkaṇḍeya’s body, mind and senses and caused the hairs on his body to stand on end and his eyes to fill with tears. Overwhelmed, Mārkaṇḍeya found it difficult to look at Them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya's body, mind and senses became blissful on seeing them. His eyes filled with tears and his hairs stood on end. He could not gaze upon them.
Na sehe means “he could not.”
Personal Guidance
Ecstasy completely satisfies his body, mind, and senses; his hairs stand on end, his eyes fill with tears. Real spiritual touch is full-spectrum; nothing is left wanting. We can trust that genuine encounters will satisfy what mere pleasures never could.
Reflection Questions
- When have I tasted something even partly like this, and what did I learn from it?
- What pseudo-satisfactions can I let go because I sense a higher kind exists?
My note
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