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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.24

नन्दा चालकनन्दा च सरितौ बाह्यत: पुर: । तीर्थपादपदाम्भोजरजसातीव पावने ॥ २४ ॥
nandā cālakanandā ca
[nandaa chaalakanandaa cha]
saritau bāhyataḥ puraḥ
[saritau baahyatah purah]
tīrthapāda-padāmbhoja-
[teerthapaada-padaambhoja-]
rajasātīva pāvane
[rajasaateeva paavane]
Word-for-word
nandā — the Nandā ca — and alakanandā — the Alakanandā ca — and saritau — two rivers bāhyataḥ — outside puraḥ — from the city tīrtha-pāda — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead pada-ambhoja — of the lotus feet rajasā — by the dust atīva — exceedingly pāvane — sanctified.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nandā cālakanandā ca
nandā
the Nandā
ca
and
alakanandā
the Alakanandā
ca
and
saritau bāhyataḥ puraḥ
saritau
two rivers
bāhyataḥ
outside
puraḥ
from the city
tīrthapāda-padāmbhoja-
tīrtha-pāda
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
pada-ambhoja
of the lotus feet
rajasātīva pāvane
rajasā
by the dust
atīva
exceedingly
pāvane
sanctified.
They also saw the two rivers named Nandā and Alakanandā. These two rivers are sanctified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Outside the city were the rivers Nandā and Alakanandā, purified by the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord. Outside the city there were two rivers.
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Personal Guidance
The rivers Nandā and Alakanandā are sanctified by the dust of Govinda's feet. What sanctifies a flow of activity isn't its scale but the touch of the Lord at its source.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'river' of activity in my life is flowing without any contact with the Lord's lotus feet?
  • Where could I invite even a single moment of remembrance into a currently mundane current?
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