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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.17.10

अन्ये च नदा नद्यश्च वर्षे वर्षे सन्ति बहुशो मेर्वादिगिरिदुहितर: शतश: ॥ १० ॥
anye ca nadā nadyaś ca varṣe varṣe santi bahuśo merv-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ śataśaḥ.
[anye cha nadaa nadyash cha varshe varshe santi bahusho merv-aadi-giri-duhitarah shatashah.]
Word-for-word
anye — many others ca — also nadāḥ — rivers nadyaḥ — small rivers ca — and varṣe varṣe — in each tract of land santi — are bahuśaḥ — of many varieties meru-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ — daughters of the mountains beginning with Meru śataśaḥ — in the hundreds.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anye ca nadā nadyaś ca varṣe varṣe santi bahuśo merv-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ śataśaḥ.
anye
many others
ca
also
nadāḥ
rivers
nadyaḥ
small rivers
ca
and
varṣe varṣe
in each tract of land
santi
are
bahuśaḥ
of many varieties
meru-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ
daughters of the mountains beginning with Meru
śataśaḥ
in the hundreds.
Many other rivers, both big and small, flow from the top of Mount Meru. These rivers are like daughters of the mountain, and they flow to the various tracts of land in hundreds of branches.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Many other rivers, both big and small, daughters Meru and other mountains, flow to the various tracts of land in hundreds of branches.
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Personal Guidance
Many rivers, like daughters of one mountain, branch out to nourish countless lands. Spiritual generosity multiplies. When one heart is touched by grace, it naturally branches into many streams reaching many lives. Be a tributary, not a dead end.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose lives are downstream of mine, and what spiritual nourishment am I sending their way?
  • Where am I hoarding grace instead of letting it flow further?
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