SB 3.24.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.9

तत्कर्दमाश्रमपदं सरस्वत्या परिश्रितम् । स्वयम्भू: साकमृषिभिर्मरीच्यादिभिरभ्ययात् ॥ ९ ॥

tat kardamāśrama-padaṁ

[tat kardamaashrama-padam]

sarasvatyā pariśritam

[sarasvatyaa parishritam]

svayambhūḥ sākam ṛṣibhir

[svayambhooh saakam rishibhir]

marīcy-ādibhir abhyayāt

[mareechy-aadibhir abhyayaat]

Word-for-word

tat — that kardama — of Kardama āśrama-padam — to the place of the hermitage sarasvatyā — by the river Sarasvatī pariśritam — surrounded svayambhūḥ — Brahmā (the self-born) sākam — along with ṛṣibhiḥ — the sages marīci — the great sage Marīci ādibhiḥ — and others abhyayāt — he came there.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tat kardamāśrama-padaṁ

tat

that

kardama

of Kardama

āśrama-padam

to the place of the hermitage

sarasvatyā pariśritam

sarasvatyā

by the river Sarasvatī

pariśritam

surrounded

svayambhūḥ sākam ṛṣibhir

svayambhūḥ

Brahmā (the self-born)

sākam

along with

ṛṣibhiḥ

the sages

marīcy-ādibhir abhyayāt

marīci

the great sage Marīci

ādibhiḥ

and others

abhyayāt

he came there.

Brahmā, the first-born living being, went along with Marīci and other sages to the place of Kardama’s hermitage, which was surrounded by the river Sarasvatī.

Purport

Brahmā is called Svayambhū because he is not born of any material father and mother. He is the first living creature and is born from the lotus which grows from the abdomen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Therefore he is called Svayambhū, self-born.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Brahmā, along the sages headed by Marīci, came to the hermitage of Kardama, which was surrounded by the Sarasvatī River. Pariśritam means surrounded.

Personal Guidance

The verse describes a universe that is not a random stage but an arrangement with a purpose. Our work is not to engineer that purpose but to find our seat within it. The verse keeps returning to Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Reflection Questions

Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?

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