Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.8.6
मुहुर्गृणन्तो वचसानुराग-
स्खलत्पदेनास्य कृतानि तज्ज्ञा: ।
किरीटसाहस्रमणिप्रवेक-
प्रद्योतितोद्दामफणासहस्रम् ॥ ६ ॥
muhur gṛṇanto vacasānurāga-
[muhur grinanto vachasaanuraaga-]
skhalat-padenāsya kṛtāni taj-jñāḥ
[skhalat-padenaasya kritaani taj-jnaah]
kirīṭa-sāhasra-maṇi-praveka-
[kireeta-saahasra-mani-praveka-]
pradyotitoddāma-phaṇā-sahasram
[pradyotitoddaama-phanaa-sahasram]
Word-for-word
muhuḥ
—
again and again
gṛṇantaḥ
—
glorifying
vacasā
—
by words
anurāga
—
with great affection
skhalat-padena
—
with symmetrical rhythm
asya
—
of the Lord
kṛtāni
—
activities
tat-jñāḥ
—
those who know the pastimes
kirīṭa
—
helmets
sāhasra
—
thousands
maṇi-praveka
—
glowing effulgence of the valuable stones
pradyotita
—
emanating from
uddāma
—
raised
phaṇā
—
hoods
sahasram
—
thousands.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
muhur gṛṇanto vacasānurāga-
muhuḥ
again and again
gṛṇantaḥ
glorifying
vacasā
by words
anurāga
with great affection
skhalat-padenāsya kṛtāni taj-jñāḥ
skhalat-padena
with symmetrical rhythm
asya
of the Lord
kṛtāni
activities
tat-jñāḥ
those who know the pastimes
kirīṭa-sāhasra-maṇi-praveka-
kirīṭa
helmets
sāhasra
thousands
maṇi-praveka
glowing effulgence of the valuable stones
pradyotita
emanating from
uddāma
raised
pradyotitoddāma-phaṇā-sahasram
phaṇā
hoods
sahasram
thousands.
The four Kumāras, headed by Sanat-kumāra, who all knew the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, glorified the Lord in rhythmic accents with selected words full of affection and love. At that time Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, with His thousands of raised hoods, began to radiate an effulgence from the glowing stones on His head.
Purport
The Lord is sometimes addressed as uttamaśloka, which means “one who is worshiped with selected words by devotees.” A profusion of such selected words comes from a devotee who is fully absorbed in affection and love for the devotional service of the Lord. There are many instances in which even a small boy who was a great devotee of the Lord could offer excellent prayers in the choicest words for glorification of the pastimes of the Lord. In other words, without the development of fine affection and love, one cannot offer prayers to the Lord very suitably.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The sages, knowing the Lord, glorified his activities with words whose syllables were choked because of their love. They addressed the Lord whose thousand raised hoods sparkled with thousands of crowns with the best of jewels.
They, knowing the activities of the Lord (tad-jñāḥ), glorified his activities (kṛtāni) with statements whose words faltered. This is the explanation of Śrīdhara Svāmī. Kṛtāni also means pastimes. Sāhasra means sahasra, a thousand. Maṇi-praveka means “having the chief of jewels,” for according to Amara-koṣa the synonyms are mukhya- varya-vareṇyāś ca pravekānuttamottamā. The verb for this sentence is anupṛchhan, found in SB 3.8.3.
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Personal Guidance
Prayer here is not performance — it is the soul speaking honestly to the Lord. The verse models a posture of dependence that strips away pretense.
Reflection Questions
- What honest sentence would you say to the Lord right now if no one else could hear?
- Whom could you teach to pray honestly, even briefly, this week?
My note
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