SB 12.9.16 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.16

क्षुत्तृट्परीतो मकरैस्तिमिङ्गिलै- रुपद्रुतो वीचिनभस्वता हत: । तमस्यपारे पतितो भ्रमन् दिशो न वेद खं गां च परिश्रमेषित: ॥ १६ ॥

kṣut-tṛṭ-parīto makarais timiṅgilair

[kshut-trit-pareeto makarais timingilair]

upadruto vīci-nabhasvatāhataḥ

[upadruto veechi-nabhasvataahatah]

tamasy apāre patito bhraman diśo

[tamasy apaare patito bhraman disho]

na veda khaṁ gāṁ ca pariśrameṣitaḥ

[na veda kham gaam cha parishrameshitah]

Word-for-word

kṣut — by hunger tṛṭ — and thirst parītaḥ — enveloped makaraiḥ — by the makaras, a species of monster crocodile timiṅgilaiḥ — and by the timiṅgila, a variety of huge fish that eats whales upadrutaḥ — harassed vīci — by the waves nabhasvatā — and the wind āhataḥ — tormented tamasi — in the darkness apāre — which was unlimited patitaḥ — having fallen bhraman — wandering diśaḥ — the directions na veda — did not recognize kham — the sky gām — the earth ca — and pariśrama-iṣitaḥ — overcome by exhaustion.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kṣut-tṛṭ-parīto makarais timiṅgilair

kṣut

by hunger

tṛṭ

and thirst

parītaḥ

enveloped

makaraiḥ

by the makaras, a species of monster crocodile

timiṅgilaiḥ

and by the timiṅgila, a variety of huge fish that eats whales

upadruto vīci-nabhasvatāhataḥ

upadrutaḥ

harassed

vīci

by the waves

nabhasvatā

and the wind

āhataḥ

tormented

tamasy apāre patito bhraman diśo

tamasi

in the darkness

apāre

which was unlimited

patitaḥ

having fallen

bhraman

wandering

diśaḥ

the directions

na veda khaṁ gāṁ ca pariśrameṣitaḥ

na veda

did not recognize

kham

the sky

gām

the earth

and

pariśrama-iṣitaḥ

overcome by exhaustion.

Tormented by hunger and thirst, attacked by monstrous makaras and timiṅgila fish and battered by the wind and waves, he moved aimlessly through the infinite darkness into which he had fallen. As he grew increasingly exhausted, he lost all sense of direction and could not tell the sky from the earth.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Having fallen into insurmountable darkness, tormented by hunger and thirst, attacked by monstrous makaras and timiṅgila fish, and battered by the wind and waves, he moved aimlessly. As he grew increasingly exhausted, he lost all sense of direction and could not tell the sky from the earth. He was beaten by wind with waves. Īṣitaḥ means “attained.” It comes from the root īṣ, meaning “to go.”

Personal Guidance

Tormented by hunger and thirst, attacked by makaras and timingilas, battered by wind, Markandeya wanders. Even the chosen are stretched to their limits. The point is not to escape limit but to walk through it with the Lord.

Reflection Questions

Where have I been stretched to my limit lately?
Was the Lord more present or more absent in that stretching, when I look honestly?

📝 My note

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