SB 3.30.27 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.27

Devanagari

kṛntanaṁ cāvayavaśo

[krintanam chaavayavasho]

gajādibhyo bhidāpanam

[gajaadibhyo bhidaapanam]

pātanaṁ giri-śṛṅgebhyo

[paatanam giri-shringebhyo]

rodhanaṁ cāmbu-gartayoḥ

[rodhanam chaambu-gartayoh]

Word-for-word

kṛntanam — cutting off ca — and avayavaśaḥ — limb by limb gaja-ādibhyaḥ — by elephants and so on bhidāpanam — tearing pātanam — hurling down giri — of hills śṛṅgebhyaḥ — from the tops rodhanam — enclosing ca — and ambu-gartayoḥ — in water or in a cave.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kṛntanaṁ cāvayavaśo

kṛntanam

cutting off

and

avayavaśaḥ

limb by limb

gajādibhyo bhidāpanam

gaja-ādibhyaḥ

by elephants and so on

bhidāpanam

tearing

pātanam

hurling down

pātanaṁ giri-śṛṅgebhyo

giri

of hills

śṛṅgebhyaḥ

from the tops

rodhanaṁ cāmbu-gartayoḥ

rodhanam

enclosing

and

ambu-gartayoḥ

in water or in a cave.

Next his limbs are lopped off and torn asunder by elephants. He is hurled down from hilltops, and he is also held captive either in water or in a cave.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

One by one his limbs are cut off, or torn off, by elephants and other creatures. He is hurled from mountain peaks and pushed under water and locked in holes.

Personal Guidance

Limbs torn by elephants, hurled from hilltops, held in water or cave. Excessive pride and violence collect in this kind of crushing reversal. Whatever weight we put on others returns with multiplied force.

Reflection Questions

Where am I throwing weight around that could one day return as elephants and cliffs?
What harm am I unconsciously preparing to suffer through harm I'm currently doing?

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