Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.21
प्रागुत्तरस्यां शाखायां तस्यापि ददृशे शिशुम् ।
शयानं पर्णपुटके ग्रसन्तं प्रभया तम: ॥ २१ ॥
prāg-uttarasyāṁ śākhāyāṁ
[praag-uttarasyaam shaakhaayaam]
tasyāpi dadṛśe śiśum
[tasyaapi dadrishe shishum]
śayānaṁ parṇa-puṭake
[shayaanam parna-putake]
grasantaṁ prabhayā tamaḥ
[grasantam prabhayaa tamah]
Word-for-word
prāk-uttarasyām
—
toward the northeast
śākhāyām
—
upon a branch
tasya
—
of that tree
api
—
indeed
dadṛśe
—
he saw
śiśum
—
an infant boy
śayānam
—
lying
parṇa-puṭake
—
within the concavity of a leaf
grasantam
—
swallowing
prabhayā
—
with His effulgence
tamaḥ
—
the darkness.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāg-uttarasyāṁ śākhāyāṁ
prāk-uttarasyām
toward the northeast
śākhāyām
upon a branch
tasyāpi dadṛśe śiśum
tasya
of that tree
api
indeed
dadṛśe
he saw
śiśum
an infant boy
śayānaṁ parṇa-puṭake
śayānam
lying
parṇa-puṭake
within the concavity of a leaf
grasantaṁ prabhayā tamaḥ
grasantam
swallowing
prabhayā
with His effulgence
tamaḥ
the darkness.
Upon a branch of the northeast portion of that tree he saw an infant boy lying within a leaf. The child’s effulgence was swallowing up the darkness.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Upon a branch of the northeast portion of that tree he saw, lying on a leaf, an infant boy whose effulgence swallowed up the darkness.
Personal Guidance
On a northeast branch, in a leaf, lies a glowing infant boy whose effulgence swallows the darkness. The Lord arrives in unexpected smallness; we look for thunder, He gives a baby.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I missing the Lord because I expect Him bigger?
- What 'glowing baby' might He be presenting in my life right now?
My note
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