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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.15

सक्ष्मान्तरिक्षं सदिवं सभागणं त्रैलोक्यमासीत् सह दिग्भिराप्लुतम् । स एक एवोर्वरितो महामुनि- र्बभ्राम विक्षिप्य जटा जडान्धवत् ॥ १५ ॥
sa-kṣmāntarikṣaṁ sa-divaṁ sa-bhā-gaṇaṁ
[sa-kshmaantariksham sa-divam sa-bhaa-ganam]
trai-lokyam āsīt saha digbhir āplutam
[trai-lokyam aaseet saha digbhir aaplutam]
sa eka evorvarito mahā-munir
[sa eka evorvarito mahaa-munir]
babhrāma vikṣipya jaṭā jaḍāndha-vat
[babhraama vikshipya jataa jadaandha-vat]
Word-for-word
sa — along with kṣmā — the earth antarikṣam — and outer space sa-divam — along with the heavenly planets sa-bhā-gaṇam — along with all the celestial bodies trai-lokyam — the three worlds āsīt — became saha — along with digbhiḥ — all the directions āplutam — flooded saḥ — he ekaḥ — alone eva — indeed urvaritaḥ — remaining mahā-muniḥ — the great sage babhrāma — wandered about vikṣipya — scattering jaṭāḥ — his matted locks jaḍa — a dumb person andha — a blind person vat — like.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa-kṣmāntarikṣaṁ sa-divaṁ sa-bhā-gaṇaṁ
sa
along with
kṣmā
the earth
antarikṣam
and outer space
sa-divam
along with the heavenly planets
sa-bhā-gaṇam
along with all the celestial bodies
trai-lokyam āsīt saha digbhir āplutam
trai-lokyam
the three worlds
āsīt
became
saha
along with
digbhiḥ
all the directions
āplutam
flooded
sa eka evorvarito mahā-munir
saḥ
he
ekaḥ
alone
eva
indeed
urvaritaḥ
remaining
mahā-muniḥ
the great sage
babhrāma vikṣipya jaṭā jaḍāndha-vat
babhrāma
wandered about
vikṣipya
scattering
jaṭāḥ
his matted locks
jaḍa
a dumb person
andha
a blind person
vat
like.
The water inundated the earth, outer space, heaven and the celestial region. Indeed, the entire expanse of the universe was flooded in all directions, and out of all its inhabitants only Mārkaṇḍeya remained. His matted hair scattered, the great sage wandered about alone in the water as if dumb and blind.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The water inundated the earth, outer space, heaven, all the planets and the three worlds, in all directions. Only Mārkaṇḍeya remained. His matted hair scattered, the great sage wandered about alone in the water as if dumb and blind. Sa-bhā-gaṇam means “with the planets.”
Personal Guidance
Water inundates earth, sky, heaven, and the celestial region — the entire universe flooded. No realm escapes the dissolution. Even the upper worlds are temporary. There is no horizontal escape; only vertical refuge.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'horizontal escape' have I been pursuing — geographical, material, social?
  • What vertical refuge is available right where I stand?
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