Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.11
तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान्
समवस्थित: ।
जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम् ॥ ११ ॥
tāṁ sa āpatatīṁ vīkṣya
[taam sa aapatateem veekshya]
bhagavān samavasthitaḥ
[bhagavaan samavasthitah]
jagrāha līlayā prāptāṁ
[jagraaha leelayaa praaptaam]
garutmān iva pannagīm
[garutmaan iva pannageem]
Word-for-word
tām
—
that mace
saḥ
—
He
āpatatīm
—
flying toward
vīkṣya
—
after seeing
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
samavasthitaḥ
—
stood firmly
jagrāha
—
caught
līlayā
—
easily
prāptām
—
entered into His presence
garutmān
—
Garuḍa
iva
—
as
pannagīm
—
a serpent.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁ sa āpatatīṁ vīkṣya
tām
that mace
saḥ
He
āpatatīm
flying toward
vīkṣya
after seeing
bhagavān samavasthitaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
samavasthitaḥ
stood firmly
jagrāha līlayā prāptāṁ
jagrāha
caught
līlayā
easily
prāptām
entered into His presence
garutmān iva pannagīm
garutmān
Garuḍa
iva
as
pannagīm
a serpent.
When the Lord saw the mace flying toward Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the enemy’s club approaching, the Lord playfully caught as it arrived, just as Garuḍa catches a female snake.
Tām refers to the club.
Personal Guidance
The Lord stands firmly and catches the flying mace as easily as Garuḍa catches a serpent. The Lord doesn't dodge; He receives. There is a steadiness available to us when we ground in Him.
Reflection Questions
- What 'flying mace' could I receive with steadiness instead of dodging?
- What would standing firmly feel like in the situations where I currently flinch?
My note
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