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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.16.26

कुरङ्गकुररकुसुम्भवैकङ्कत्रिकूटशिशिरपतङ्गरुचकनिषधशिनीवासकपिलशङ्खवैदूर्यजारुधिहंसऋषभनागकालञ्जरनारदादयो विंशतिगिरयो मेरो: कर्णिकाया इव केसरभूता मूलदेशे परित उपक्‍ल‍ृप्ता: ॥ २६ ॥
kuraṅga-kurara-kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka-niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga-kālañjara-nāradādayo viṁśati-girayo meroḥ karṇikāyā iva kesara-bhūtā mūla-deśe parita upakḷptāḥ.
[kuranga-kurara-kusumbha-vaikanka-trikoota-shishira-patanga-ruchaka-nishadha-shineevaasa-kapila-shankha-vaidoorya-jaarudhi-hamsa-rishabha-naaga-kaalanjara-naaradaadayo vimshati-girayo meroh karnikaayaa iva kesara-bhootaa moola-deshe parita upaklriptaah.]
Word-for-word
kuraṅga — Kuraṅga kurara — Kurara kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka-niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga-kālañjara-nārada — the names of mountains ādayaḥ — and so on viṁśati-girayaḥ — twenty mountains meroḥ — of Sumeru Mountain karṇikāyāḥ — of the whorl of the lotus iva — like kesara-bhūtāḥ — as filaments mūla-deśe — at the base paritaḥ — all around upakḷptāḥ — arranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kuraṅga-kurara-kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka-niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga-kālañjara-nāradādayo viṁśati-girayo meroḥ karṇikāyā iva kesara-bhūtā mūla-deśe parita upakḷptāḥ.
kuraṅga
Kuraṅga
kurara
Kurara
kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka-niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga-kālañjara-nārada
the names of mountains
ādayaḥ
and so on
viṁśati-girayaḥ
twenty mountains
meroḥ
of Sumeru Mountain
karṇikāyāḥ
of the whorl of the lotus
iva
like
kesara-bhūtāḥ
as filaments
mūla-deśe
at the base
paritaḥ
all around
upakḷptāḥ
arranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
There are other mountains beautifully arranged around the foot of Mount Meru like the filaments around the whorl of a lotus flower. Their names are Kuraṅga, Kurara, Kusumbha, Vaikaṅka, Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Niṣadha, Sinīvāsa, Kapila, Śaṅkha, Vaidūrya, Jārudhi, Haṁsa, Ṛṣabha, Nāga, Kālañjara and Nārada.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
There are twenty other mountains beautifully arranged around the foot of Mount Meru like the filaments around the whorl of a lotus flower. Their names are Kuraṅga, Kurara, Kusumbha, Vaikaṅka, Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Niṣadha, Sinīvāsa, Kapila, Śaṅkha, Vaidūrya, Jārudhi, Haṁsa, Ṛṣabha, Nāga, Kālañjara and Nārada. [Note: Only nineteen names are given. ]
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Personal Guidance
Many secondary mountains surround Sumeru like lotus filaments. Even the supporting cast in cosmic architecture has names worth recording. Don't dismiss what surrounds the center; it is what makes the center recognizable.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'supporting role' in your life have you been undervaluing because they are not at the center?
  • How could you honor those who quietly hold the structure around your work?
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