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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.10

तस्यैकदा भृगुश्रेष्ठ पुष्पभद्रातटे मुने: । उपासीनस्य सन्ध्यायां ब्रह्मन् वायुरभून्महान् ॥ १० ॥
tasyaikadā bhṛgu-śreṣṭha
[tasyaikadaa bhrigu-shreshtha]
puṣpabhadrā-taṭe muneḥ
[pushpabhadraa-tate muneh]
upāsīnasya sandhyāyāṁ
[upaaseenasya sandhyaayaam]
brahman vāyur abhūn mahān
[brahman vaayur abhoon mahaan]
tasya — while he ekadā — one day bhṛgu-śreṣṭha — O best of the descendants of Bhṛgu puṣpabhadrā-taṭe — on the bank of the river Puṣpabhadrā muneḥ — the sage upāsīnasya — was performing worship sandhyāyām — at the juncture of the day brahman — O brāhmaṇa vāyuḥ — a wind abhūt — arose mahān — great.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyaikadā bhṛgu-śreṣṭha
tasya
while he
ekadā
one day
bhṛgu-śreṣṭha
O best of the descendants of Bhṛgu
puṣpabhadrā-taṭe muneḥ
puṣpabhadrā-taṭe
on the bank of the river Puṣpabhadrā
muneḥ
the sage
upāsīnasya sandhyāyāṁ
upāsīnasya
was performing worship
sandhyāyām
at the juncture of the day
brahman vāyur abhūn mahān
brahman
O brāhmaṇa
vāyuḥ
a wind
abhūt
arose
mahān
great.
O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka, best of the Bhṛgus, one day while Mārkaṇḍeya was performing his evening worship on the bank of the Puṣpabhadrā, a great wind suddenly arose.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka, best of the Bhṛgus! One day while Mārkaṇḍeya was performing his evening worship on the bank of the Puṣpabhadrā, a great wind suddenly began to blow. The display of māyā begins.
One day, while performing evening worship on the riverbank, a great wind suddenly arose. Cosmic upheaval can begin in an ordinary moment of routine practice. The hour of test rarely announces itself in advance.
Reflection Questions
  • Which ordinary moment of mine could become the doorway to a great test?
  • How does that possibility shape how I do the small things?
📝 My note

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