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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.17-18

क्‍वचिन्मग्नो महावर्ते तरलैस्ताडित: क्‍वचित् । यादोभिर्भक्ष्यते क्‍वापि स्वयमन्योन्यघातिभि: ॥ १७ ॥ क्‍वचिच्छोकं क्‍वचिन्मोहं क्‍वचिद्दु:खं सुखं भयम् । क्‍वचिन्मृत्युमवाप्नोति व्याध्यादिभिरुतार्दित: ॥ १८ ॥
kracin magno mahāvarte
[krachin magno mahaavarte]
taralais tāḍitaḥ kvacit
[taralais taaditah kvachit]
yādobhir bhakṣyate kvāpi
[yaadobhir bhakshyate kvaapi]
svayam anyonya-ghātibhiḥ
[svayam anyonya-ghaatibhih]
kvacic chokaṁ kvacin mohaṁ
[kvachich chokam kvachin moham]
kvacid duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ bhayam
[kvachid duhkham sukham bhayam]
kvacin mṛtyum avāpnoti
[kvachin mrityum avaapnoti]
vyādhy-ādibhir utārditaḥ
[vyaadhy-aadibhir utaarditah]
Word-for-word
kvacit — sometimes magnaḥ — drowning mahā-āvarte — in a great whirlpool taralaiḥ — by the waves tāḍitaḥ — beaten kvacit — sometimes yādobhiḥ — by the aquatic monsters bhakṣyate — he was threatened with being eaten kva api — sometimes svayam — himself anyonya — each other ghātibhiḥ — attacking kvacit — sometimes śokam — depression kvacit — sometimes moham — bewilderment kvacit — sometimes duḥkham — misery sukham — happiness bhayam — fear kvacit — sometimes mṛtyum — death avāpnoti — he experienced vyādhi — by disease ādibhiḥ — and other pains uta — also arditaḥ — distressed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kracin magno mahāvarte
taralais tāḍitaḥ kvacit
kvacit
sometimes
yādobhir bhakṣyate kvāpi
svayam anyonya-ghātibhiḥ
magnaḥ
drowning
kvacic chokaṁ kvacin mohaṁ
kvacid duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ bhayam
kvacin mṛtyum avāpnoti
mahā-āvarte
in a great whirlpool
vyādhy-ādibhir utārditaḥ
taralaiḥ
by the waves
tāḍitaḥ
beaten
kvacit
sometimes
yādobhiḥ
by the aquatic monsters
bhakṣyate
he was threatened with being eaten
kva api
sometimes
svayam
himself
anyonya
each other
ghātibhiḥ
attacking
kvacit
sometimes
śokam
depression
kvacit
sometimes
moham
bewilderment
kvacit
sometimes
duḥkham
misery
sukham
happiness
bhayam
fear
kvacit
sometimes
mṛtyum
death
avāpnoti
he experienced
vyādhi
by disease
ādibhiḥ
and other pains
uta
also
arditaḥ
distressed.
At times he was engulfed by the great whirlpools, sometimes he was beaten by the mighty waves, and at other times the aquatic monsters threatened to devour him as they attacked one another. Sometimes he felt lamentation, bewilderment, misery, happiness or fear, and at other times he experienced such terrible illness and pain that he felt himself dying.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At times he was engulfed by the great whirlpools, sometimes he was beaten by the mighty waves, and at other times the aquatic monsters threatened to devour him as they attacked one another. Sometimes he felt lamentation, bewilderment, misery, happiness or fear, and at other times he experienced such terrible pains that he felt himself dying.
Personal Guidance
Engulfed by whirlpools, beaten by waves, threatened by monsters — Markandeya endures all of it. Spiritual endurance is not stoicism; it is the body's continuance while the soul keeps reaching. Both must be honored.
Reflection Questions
  • What is currently asking for endurance from my body and reach from my soul?
  • How do I keep both engaged rather than just one?
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