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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.18

इत्यभिध्यायतो नासाविवरात्सहसानघ । वराहतोको निरगादङ्गुष्ठपरिमाणक: ॥ १८ ॥
ity abhidhyāyato nāsā-
[ity abhidhyaayato naasaa-]
vivarāt sahasānagha
[vivaraat sahasaanagha]
varāha-toko niragād
[varaaha-toko niragaad]
aṅguṣṭha-parimāṇakaḥ
[angushtha-parimaanakah]
Word-for-word
iti — thus abhidhyāyataḥ — while thinking nāsā-vivarāt — from the nostrils sahasā — all of a sudden anagha — O sinless one varāha-tokaḥ — a minute form of Varāha (a boar) niragāt — came out aṅguṣṭha — the upper portion of the thumb parimāṇakaḥ — of the measurement.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity abhidhyāyato nāsā-
iti
thus
abhidhyāyataḥ
while thinking
nāsā-vivarāt
from the nostrils
vivarāt sahasānagha
sahasā
all of a sudden
anagha
O sinless one
varāha-toko niragād
varāha-tokaḥ
a minute form of Varāha (a boar)
niragāt
came out
aṅguṣṭha-parimāṇakaḥ
aṅguṣṭha
the upper portion of the thumb
parimāṇakaḥ
of the measurement.
O sinless Vidura, all of a sudden, while Brahmā was engaged in thinking, a small form of a boar came out of his nostril. The measurement of the creature was not more than the upper portion of a thumb.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O sinless one! While Brahmā was thinking in this way, suddenly from his nose a small pig appeared, the size of a thumb. Toka means very small.
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Personal Guidance
While Brahmā is merely thinking, a thumb-sized boar emerges from his nostril. The Lord shows up unannounced, in unexpectedly small form, in response to thought alone. Don't ignore the tiny appearances.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'thumb-sized' divine appearance have I dismissed as too small to matter?
  • How often does my own sincere thinking summon something I then fail to notice?
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