Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.15.12
सरित्समुद्रा गिरयो नागा गाव: खगा मृगा: ।
द्यौ: क्षिति: सर्वभूतानि समाजह्रुरुपायनम् ॥ १२ ॥
sarit-samudrā girayo
[sarit-samudraa girayo]
nāgā gāvaḥ khagā mṛgāḥ
[naagaa gaavah khagaa mrigaah]
dyauḥ kṣitiḥ sarva-bhūtāni
[dyauh kshitih sarva-bhootaani]
samājahrur upāyanam
[samaajahrur upaayanam]
Word-for-word
sarit
—
the rivers
samudrāḥ
—
the seas
girayaḥ
—
the mountains
nāgāḥ
—
the serpents
gāvaḥ
—
the cows
khagāḥ
—
the birds
mṛgāḥ
—
the animals
dyauḥ
—
the sky
kṣitiḥ
—
the earth
sarva-bhūtāni
—
all living entities
samājahruḥ
—
collected
upāyanam
—
different kinds of presentations.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sarit-samudrā girayo
sarit
the rivers
samudrāḥ
the seas
girayaḥ
the mountains
nāgā gāvaḥ khagā mṛgāḥ
nāgāḥ
the serpents
gāvaḥ
the cows
khagāḥ
the birds
mṛgāḥ
the animals
dyauḥ kṣitiḥ sarva-bhūtāni
dyauḥ
the sky
kṣitiḥ
the earth
sarva-bhūtāni
all living entities
samājahrur upāyanam
samājahruḥ
collected
upāyanam
different kinds of presentations.
All the rivers, seas, hills, mountains, serpents, cows, birds, animals, heavenly planets, the earthly planet and all other living entities collected various presentations, according to their ability, to offer the King.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The rivers, oceans, mountains, snakes, cows, birds, animals, sky, earth and all living beings offered gifts.
Personal Guidance
Rivers, seas, hills, serpents, cows, birds, heaven and earth — all brought offerings according to capacity. Every being has something to give; the king's coronation reveals the generosity of the whole web of beings.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'small contribution' have I undervalued in someone's success?
- Where am I treating offerings as if only the big ones matter?
My note
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