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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.19

तदा स्वप्रभया तेषां द्योतयन्त्या दिशो दश । मुष्णंस्तेज उपानीतस्तार्क्ष्येण स्तोत्रवाजिना ॥ १९ ॥
tadā sva-prabhayā teṣāṁ
[tadaa sva-prabhayaa teshaam]
dyotayantyā diśo daśa
[dyotayantyaa disho dasha]
muṣṇaṁs teja upānītas
[mushnams teja upaaneetas]
tārkṣyeṇa stotra-vājinā
[taarkshyena stotra-vaajinaa]
Word-for-word
tadā — at that time sva-prabhayā — by His own effulgence teṣām — all of them dyotayantyā — by brightness diśaḥ — directions daśa — ten muṣṇan — diminishing tejaḥ — effulgence upānītaḥ — brought tārkṣyeṇa — by Garuḍa stotra-vājinā — whose wings are called Bṛhat and Rathantara.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tadā sva-prabhayā teṣāṁ
tadā
at that time
sva-prabhayā
by His own effulgence
teṣām
all of them
dyotayantyā diśo daśa
dyotayantyā
by brightness
diśaḥ
directions
daśa
ten
muṣṇaṁs teja upānītas
muṣṇan
diminishing
tejaḥ
effulgence
upānītaḥ
brought
tārkṣyeṇa stotra-vājinā
tārkṣyeṇa
by Garuḍa
stotra-vājinā
whose wings are called Bṛhat and Rathantara.
Lord Nārāyaṇa was seated on the shoulder of Stotra, or Garuḍa, who had big wings. As soon as the Lord appeared, all directions were illuminated, diminishing the luster of Brahmā and the others present.
Purport

A description of Nārāyaṇa is given in the following two ślokas.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Viṣṇu, diminishing the effulgence of the devatās by his effulgence which shone in the ten directions, arrived on Garuḍa, whose wings are the Brhād-rathantara verses. Viṣṇu arrived, diminishing the effulgence of Brahmā and others. The winds of Garuḍa were the Bṛhat-rathnantara mantras. Śruti says bṛhadrathantare pakṣau: the wings are the Brhād-rathantara verses.
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Personal Guidance
Nārāyaṇa on Garuḍa illuminates all directions, dimming even Brahmā's luster. The arrival of the supreme presence quietly puts every other 'luminous' personality into proper proportion.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose luster am I overrating in my life because I haven't compared it to the real source?
  • Where would I welcome being dimmed if it meant the Lord were more visible in the room?
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