SB 12.9.28-29 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.9.28-29

खं रोदसी भागणानद्रिसागरान् द्वीपान् सवर्षान् ककुभ: सुरासुरान् । वनानि देशान् सरित: पुराकरान् खेटान् व्रजानाश्रमवर्णवृत्तय: ॥ २८ ॥ महान्ति भूतान्यथ भौतिकान्यसौ कालं च नानायुगकल्पकल्पनम् । यत् किञ्चिदन्यद् व्यवहारकारणं ददर्श विश्वं सदिवावभासितम् ॥ २९ ॥

khaṁ rodasī bhā-gaṇān adri-sāgarān

[kham rodasee bhaa-ganaan adri-saagaraan]

dvīpān sa-varṣān kakubhaḥ surāsurān

[dveepaan sa-varshaan kakubhah suraasuraan]

vanāni deśān saritaḥ purākarān

[vanaani deshaan saritah puraakaraan]

kheṭān vrajān āśrama-varṇa-vṛttayaḥ

[khetaan vrajaan aashrama-varna-vrittayah]

mahānti bhūtāny atha bhautikāny asau

[mahaanti bhootaany atha bhautikaany asau]

kālaṁ ca nānā-yuga-kalpa-kalpanam

[kaalam cha naanaa-yuga-kalpa-kalpanam]

yat kiñcid anyad vyavahāra-kāraṇaṁ

[yat kinchid anyad vyavahaara-kaaranam]

dadarśa viśvaṁ sad ivāvabhāsitam

[dadarsha vishvam sad ivaavabhaasitam]

Word-for-word

kham — the sky rodasī — the heavens and earth bhā-gaṇān — all the stars adri — the mountains sāgarān — and oceans dvīpān — the great islands sa-varṣān — along with the continents kakubhaḥ — the directions sura-asurān — the saintly devotees and the demons vanāni — the forests deśān — the various countries saritaḥ — the rivers pura — the cities ākarān — and the mines kheṭān — the agricultural villages vrajān — the cow pastures āśrama-varṇa — of the various spiritual and occupational divisions of society vṛttayaḥ — the engagements mahānti bhūtāni — the basic elements of nature atha — and bhautikāni — all their gross manifestations asau — he kālam — time ca — also nānā-yuga-kalpa — of the different millennia and the days of Brahmā kalpanam — the regulating agent yat kiñcit — whatever anyat — other vyavahāra-kāraṇam — object intended for use in material life dadarśa — he saw viśvam — the universe sat — real iva — as if avabhāsitam — manifest.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

khaṁ rodasī bhā-gaṇān adri-sāgarān

kham

the sky

rodasī

the heavens and earth

bhā-gaṇān

all the stars

adri

the mountains

sāgarān

and oceans

dvīpān sa-varṣān kakubhaḥ surāsurān

dvīpān

the great islands

sa-varṣān

along with the continents

kakubhaḥ

the directions

sura-asurān

the saintly devotees and the demons

vanāni deśān saritaḥ purākarān

vanāni

the forests

deśān

the various countries

saritaḥ

the rivers

pura

the cities

ākarān

and the mines

kheṭān vrajān āśrama-varṇa-vṛttayaḥ

kheṭān

the agricultural villages

vrajān

the cow pastures

āśrama-varṇa

of the various spiritual and occupational divisions of society

vṛttayaḥ

the engagements

mahānti bhūtāny atha bhautikāny asau

mahānti bhūtāni

the basic elements of nature

atha

and

bhautikāni

all their gross manifestations

asau

kālaṁ ca nānā-yuga-kalpa-kalpanam

kālam

time

also

nānā-yuga-kalpa

of the different millennia and the days of Brahmā

kalpanam

the regulating agent

yat kiñcid anyad vyavahāra-kāraṇaṁ

yat kiñcit

whatever

anyat

other

vyavahāra-kāraṇam

object intended for use in material life

dadarśa viśvaṁ sad ivāvabhāsitam

dadarśa

he saw

viśvam

the universe

sat

real

iva

as if

avabhāsitam

manifest.

The sage saw the entire universe: the sky, heavens and earth, the stars, mountains, oceans, great islands and continents, the expanses in every direction, the saintly and demoniac living beings, the forests, countries, rivers, cities and mines, the agricultural villages and cow pastures, and the occupational and spiritual activities of the various social divisions. He also saw the basic elements of creation along with all their by-products, as well as time itself, which regulates the progression of countless ages within the days of Brahmā. In addition, he saw everything else created for use in material life. All this he saw manifested before him as if it were real.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The sage saw the entire universe: the sky, heavens and earth, the stars, mountains, oceans, great islands, continents, the directions, the saintly and demoniac living beings, the forests, countries, rivers, cities, mines, the agricultural villages, cow pastures, and the occupational and spiritual activities of the various social divisions. He also saw the basic elements of creation along with all their by-products, as well as time itself, which regulates the progression of countless ages within the days of Brahmā. In addition, he saw everything else created for use in material life. He saw a bright world in daylight. He (saḥ) saw a bright world (avabhāsitam) in daylight (divā for divasaḥ).

Personal Guidance

Within the infant's body, the sage sees sky, earth, stars, mountains, oceans, islands, all directions. The Lord contains everything we thought we lived among. Devotional cosmology is not flat; it is nested in Him.

Reflection Questions

Do I imagine the Lord containing my world, or only being present in it?
How does the 'containing' image change my prayer?

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