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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.22

पर्यस्तं नन्दया सत्या: स्‍नानपुण्यतरोदया । विलोक्य भूतेशगिरिं विबुधा विस्मयं ययु: ॥ २२ ॥
paryastaṁ nandayā satyāḥ
[paryastam nandayaa satyaah]
snāna-puṇyatarodayā
[snaana-punyatarodayaa]
vilokya bhūteśa-giriṁ
[vilokya bhootesha-girim]
vibudhā vismayaṁ yayuḥ
[vibudhaa vismayam yayuh]
Word-for-word
paryastam — surrounded nandayā — by the Nandā satyāḥ — of Satī snāna — by the bathing puṇya-tara — especially favored udayā — with water vilokya — after seeing bhūta-īśa — of Bhūteśa (the lord of the ghosts, Lord Śiva) girim — the mountain vibudhāḥ — the demigods vismayam — wonder yayuḥ — obtained.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
paryastaṁ nandayā satyāḥ
paryastam
surrounded
nandayā
by the Nandā
satyāḥ
of Satī
snāna-puṇyatarodayā
snāna
by the bathing
puṇya-tara
especially favored
vilokya bhūteśa-giriṁ
vibudhā vismayaṁ yayuḥ
udayā
with water
vilokya
after seeing
bhūta-īśa
of Bhūteśa (the lord of the ghosts, Lord Śiva)
girim
the mountain
vibudhāḥ
the demigods
vismayam
wonder
yayuḥ
obtained.
There is a small lake named Alakanandā in which Satī used to take her bath, and that lake is especially auspicious. All the demigods, after seeing the specific beauty of Kailāsa Hill, were struck with wonder at the great opulence to be found there.
Purport

According to the commentary called Śrī-Bhāgavata-candra-candrikā, the water in which Satī used to bathe was Ganges water. In other words, the Ganges flowed through the Kailāsa-parvata. There is every possibility of accepting such a statement because Ganges water also flows from the hair of Lord Śiva. Since Ganges water rests on the head of Lord Śiva and then flows to the other parts of the universe, it is quite possible that the water in which Satī bathed, which was certainly very nicely scented, was Ganges water.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The mountain is surrounded by the Gaṅgā waters, made more sacred by the bathing of Satī. The devatās, seeing that mountain of Śiva with wonder, went there. It was surrounded by the Gaṅgā whose water was made more sacred by the bathing of Satī.
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Personal Guidance
Satī used to bathe in Alakanandā — a place still sanctified by her presence even after her loss. The traces of those we've loved keep blessing the places where they walked.
Reflection Questions
  • Which place in my life still carries the imprint of someone I've lost, and how do I honor that?
  • Whose presence am I currently sanctifying by simply being there, even without trying?
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