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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.30

त्रिलोक्यां दह्यमानायां शक्त्या सङ्कर्षणाग्निना । यान्त्यूष्मणा महर्लोकाज्जनं भृग्वादयोऽर्दिता: ॥ ३० ॥
tri-lokyāṁ dahyamānāyāṁ
[tri-lokyaam dahyamaanaayaam]
śaktyā saṅkarṣaṇāgninā
[shaktyaa sankarshanaagninaa]
yānty ūṣmaṇā maharlokāj
[yaanty ooshmanaa maharlokaaj]
janaṁ bhṛgv-ādayo ’rditāḥ
[janam bhrigv-aadayo ’rditaah]
Word-for-word
tri-lokyām — when the spheres of the three worlds dahyamānāyām — being set ablaze śaktyā — by the potency saṅkarṣaṇa — from the mouth of Saṅkarṣaṇa agninā — by the fire yānti — they go ūṣmaṇā — heated by the warmth mahaḥ-lokāt — from Maharloka janam — to Janaloka bhṛgu — the sage Bhṛgu ādayaḥ — and others arditāḥ — being so distressed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tri-lokyāṁ dahyamānāyāṁ
tri-lokyām
when the spheres of the three worlds
dahyamānāyām
being set ablaze
śaktyā saṅkarṣaṇāgninā
śaktyā
by the potency
saṅkarṣaṇa
from the mouth of Saṅkarṣaṇa
agninā
by the fire
yānty ūṣmaṇā maharlokāj
yānti
they go
ūṣmaṇā
heated by the warmth
mahaḥ-lokāt
from Maharloka
janaṁ bhṛgv-ādayo ’rditāḥ
janam
to Janaloka
bhṛgu
the sage Bhṛgu
ādayaḥ
and others
arditāḥ
being so distressed.
The devastation takes place due to the fire emanating from the mouth of Saṅkarṣaṇa, and thus great sages like Bhṛgu and other inhabitants of Maharloka transport themselves to Janaloka, being distressed by the warmth of the blazing fire which rages through the three worlds below.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the three worlds are burned by the powerful fire emanating from Saṅkarṣaṇa’s mouth, the sages headed by Bhṛgu, being pained by the heat, leave Maharloka and go to Janaloka. This verse describes how the three worlds are destroyed.
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Personal Guidance
Devastation comes from fire emerging from Saṅkarṣaṇa's mouth, and the residents of Mahar transport themselves up to Janaloka. Even cosmic burning is a kind of relocation, not annihilation. The wise move higher rather than cling.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'burning' in my current world is really an invitation to move higher?
  • Am I clinging to a Mahar-level position when Janaloka is available?
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