Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.8.39
सुखमासनमासीनौ प्रसादाभिमुखौ मुनी ।
पुनरानम्य पादाभ्यां गरिष्ठाविदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३९ ॥
sukham āsanam āsīnau
[sukham aasanam aaseenau]
prasādābhimukhau munī
[prasaadaabhimukhau munee]
punar ānamya pādābhyāṁ
[punar aanamya paadaabhyaam]
gariṣṭhāv idam abravīt
[garishthaav idam abraveet]
Word-for-word
sukham
—
comfortably
āsanam
—
on sitting places
āsīnau
—
seated
prasāda
—
mercy
abhimukhau
—
ready to give
munī
—
to the Lord’s incarnation as the two sages
punaḥ
—
again
ānamya
—
bowing down
pādābhyām
—
at Their feet
gariṣṭhau
—
to the supremely worshipable
idam
—
this
abravīt
—
he spoke.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sukham āsanam āsīnau
sukham
comfortably
āsanam
on sitting places
āsīnau
seated
prasādābhimukhau munī
prasāda
mercy
abhimukhau
ready to give
munī
to the Lord’s incarnation as the two sages
punar ānamya pādābhyāṁ
punaḥ
again
ānamya
bowing down
pādābhyām
at Their feet
gariṣṭhāv idam abravīt
gariṣṭhau
to the supremely worshipable
idam
this
abravīt
he spoke.
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi once again bowed down at the lotus feet of those two most worshipable sages, who were sitting at ease, ready to bestow all mercy upon him. He then addressed Them as follows.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya, once again bowing down at the lotus feet of those two most worshipable sages, who were sitting at ease, ready to bestow all mercy upon him, addressed them as follows.
Personal Guidance
Markandeya bows again at the Lords' feet, ready to receive Their mercy. The posture of bending precedes the gift of grace. Pride upright cannot catch what humility bowed can.
Reflection Questions
- Which area of my life would benefit from a deeper bow?
- What pride is keeping that bow from happening?
My note
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