Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.8.37
उत्थाय प्राञ्जलि: प्रह्व औत्सुक्यादाश्लिषन्निव ।
नमो नम इतीशानौ बभाशे गद्गदाक्षरम् ॥ ३७ ॥
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva
[utthaaya praanjalih prahva]
autsukyād āśliṣann iva
[autsukyaad aashlishann iva]
namo nama itīśānau
[namo nama iteeshaanau]
babhāṣe gadgadākṣaram
[babhaashe gadgadaaksharam]
Word-for-word
utthāya
—
standing up
prāñjaliḥ
—
with folded hands
prahvaḥ
—
humble
autsukyāt
—
out of eagerness
āśliṣan
—
embracing
iva
—
as if
namaḥ
—
obeisances
namaḥ
—
obeisances
iti
—
thus
īśānau
—
to the two Lords
babhāṣe
—
he spoke
gadgada
—
choking with ecstasy
akṣaram
—
the syllables.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva
utthāya
standing up
prāñjaliḥ
with folded hands
prahvaḥ
humble
autsukyād āśliṣann iva
autsukyāt
out of eagerness
āśliṣan
embracing
iva
as if
namo nama itīśānau
namaḥ
obeisances
namaḥ
obeisances
iti
thus
īśānau
to the two Lords
babhāṣe gadgadākṣaram
babhāṣe
he spoke
gadgada
choking with ecstasy
akṣaram
the syllables.
Standing with his hands folded in supplication and his head bowed in humility, Mārkaṇḍeya felt such eagerness that he imagined he was embracing the two Lords. In a voice choked with ecstasy, he repeatedly said, “I offer You my humble obeisances.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Standing with his hands folded in supplication and his head bowed in humility, Mārkaṇḍeya out of eagerness imagined he was embracing the two Lords. In a voice choked with ecstasy, he repeatedly said, "I offer my humble obeisances."
Pravhaḥ means “with humility.”
Personal Guidance
Standing with folded hands and bowed head, Markandeya feels such eagerness that he imagines he is embracing the two sages. Devotion fills in what circumstance withholds. Imagination, when devotional, is not a fantasy but a reach.
Reflection Questions
- What devotional 'embrace' could I imagine today as a sincere reach toward the Lord?
- What guards that reach from collapsing into mere fantasy?
My note
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