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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.20

गिरय: प्रत्यद‍ृश्यन्त नानायुधमुचोऽनघ । दिग्वाससो यातुधान्य: शूलिन्यो मुक्तमूर्धजा: ॥ २० ॥
girayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta
[girayah pratyadrishyanta]
nānāyudha-muco ’nagha
[naanaayudha-mucho ’nagha]
dig-vāsaso yātudhānyaḥ
[dig-vaasaso yaatudhaanyah]
śūlinyo mukta-mūrdhajāḥ
[shoolinyo mukta-moordhajaah]
Word-for-word
girayaḥ — mountains pratyadṛśyanta — appeared nānā — various āyudha — weapons mucaḥ — discharging anagha — O sinless Vidura dik-vāsasaḥ — naked yātudhānyaḥ — demonesses śūlinyaḥ — armed with tridents mukta — hanging loose mūrdhajāḥ — hair.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
girayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta
girayaḥ
mountains
pratyadṛśyanta
appeared
nānāyudha-muco ’nagha
nānā
various
āyudha
weapons
mucaḥ
discharging
dig-vāsaso yātudhānyaḥ
anagha
O sinless Vidura
dik-vāsasaḥ
naked
yātudhānyaḥ
demonesses
śūlinyo mukta-mūrdhajāḥ
śūlinyaḥ
armed with tridents
mukta
hanging loose
mūrdhajāḥ
hair.
O sinless Vidura, mountains discharged weapons of various kinds, and naked demonesses armed with tridents appeared with their hair hanging loose.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O sinless Vidura! It seemed that the mountains were releasing various weapons. Many naked witches, with wild hair, holding tridents, appeared. The verb pratyadṛśyanta applies to both the mountains and the witches.
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Personal Guidance
Mountains discharge weapons, and naked demonesses with tridents and loose hair appear. The terrain itself becomes hostile. Spiritual environments can manifest astonishing opposition when the right battle is being fought.
Reflection Questions
  • Has my own environment turned strangely hostile during a serious spiritual undertaking?
  • What does it mean to keep going when even the mountains seem to be against me?
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