Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.19
तस्याभिपश्यत: खस्थ: क्षणेन किल भारत ।
गजमात्र: प्रववृधे तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १९ ॥
tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ
[tasyaabhipashyatah kha-sthah]
kṣaṇena kila bhārata
[kshanena kila bhaarata]
gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe
[gaja-maatrah pravavridhe]
tad adbhutam abhūn mahat
[tad adbhutam abhoon mahat]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
his
abhipaśyataḥ
—
while thus observing
kha-sthaḥ
—
situated in the sky
kṣaṇena
—
suddenly
kila
—
verily
bhārata
—
O descendant of Bharata
gaja-mātraḥ
—
just like an elephant
pravavṛdhe
—
thoroughly expanded
tat
—
that
adbhutam
—
extraordinary
abhūt
—
transformed
mahat
—
into a gigantic body.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ
tasya
his
abhipaśyataḥ
while thus observing
kha-sthaḥ
situated in the sky
kṣaṇena kila bhārata
kṣaṇena
suddenly
kila
verily
bhārata
O descendant of Bharata
gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe
gaja-mātraḥ
just like an elephant
pravavṛdhe
thoroughly expanded
tad adbhutam abhūn mahat
tat
that
adbhutam
extraordinary
abhūt
transformed
mahat
into a gigantic body.
O descendant of Bharata, while Brahmā was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
While Brahmā watched, the pig became situated in the sky and increased to the size of an elephant in a moment. It became most astonishing.
Gaja-mātraḥ means the size of an elephant.
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Personal Guidance
While Brahmā watches, the tiny boar expands in the sky to the size of a great elephant. The Lord's forms grow under sustained attention. Watching itself is a kind of devotion that allows expansion.
Reflection Questions
- What 'small thing' would expand into something elephant-sized if I kept watching it?
- Where am I looking away too quickly for the Lord's form to enlarge in my vision?
My note
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