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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.17.6

सीता तु ब्रह्मसदनात्केसराचलादिगिरिशिखरेभ्योऽधोऽध: प्रस्रवन्ती गन्धमादनमूर्धसु पतित्वान्तरेण भद्राश्ववर्षं प्राच्यां दिशि क्षारसमुद्रमभिप्रविशति ॥ ६ ॥
sītā tu brahma-sadanāt kesarācalādi-giri-śikharebhyo ’dho ’dhaḥ prasravantī gandhamādana-mūrdhasu patitvāntareṇa bhadrāśva-varṣaṁ prācyāṁ diśi kṣāra-samudram abhipraviśati.
[seetaa tu brahma-sadanaat kesaraachalaadi-giri-shikharebhyo ’dho ’dhah prasravantee gandhamaadana-moordhasu patitvaantarena bhadraashva-varsham praachyaam dishi kshaara-samudram abhipravishati.]
Word-for-word
sītā — the branch known as Sītā tu — certainly brahma-sadanāt — from Brahmapurī kesarācala-ādi — of Kesarācala and of other great mountains giri — hills śikharebhyaḥ — from the tops adhaḥ adhaḥ — downward prasravantī — flowing gandhamādana — of Gandhamādana Mountain mūrdhasu — on the top patitvā — falling down antareṇa — within bhadrāśva-varṣam — the province known as Bhadrāśva prācyām — in the western diśi — direction kṣāra-samudram — the ocean of salt water abhipraviśati — enters.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sītā tu brahma-sadanāt kesarācalādi-giri-śikharebhyo ’dho ’dhaḥ prasravantī gandhamādana-mūrdhasu patitvāntareṇa bhadrāśva-varṣaṁ prācyāṁ diśi kṣāra-samudram abhipraviśati.
sītā
the branch known as Sītā
tu
certainly
brahma-sadanāt
from Brahmapurī
kesarācala-ādi
of Kesarācala and of other great mountains
giri
hills
śikharebhyaḥ
from the tops
adhaḥ adhaḥ
downward
prasravantī
flowing
gandhamādana
of Gandhamādana Mountain
mūrdhasu
on the top
patitvā
falling down
antareṇa
within
bhadrāśva-varṣam
the province known as Bhadrāśva
prācyām
in the western
diśi
direction
kṣāra-samudram
the ocean of salt water
abhipraviśati
enters.
The branch of the Ganges known as the Sītā flows through Brahmapurī atop Mount Meru, and from there it runs down to the nearby peaks of the Kesarācala Mountains, which stand almost as high as Mount Meru itself. These mountains are like a bunch of filaments around Mount Meru. From the Kesarācala Mountains, the Ganges falls to the peak of Gandhamādana Mountain and then flows into the land of Bhadrāśva-varṣa. Finally it reaches the ocean of salt water in the west.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The branch of the Ganges known as the Sītā, flowing from Brahmapurī atop Mount Meru, runs down to the nearby peaks of the Kesarācala Mountains, and from there, to the peak of Gandhamādana Mountain. [Note: This mountain range separates Bhadrāśva from Ilāvrṭa.] It then flows into the land of Bhadrāśva-varṣa. Finally it reaches the ocean of salt water in the east. Because the mountains similar to filaments are the same height as Meru, the water first (after leaving Meru) falls on the main peaks of this range. Then from those mountains, Sītā flows down, skipping over Ilāvṛta, and falls in Bhadrāśva.
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Personal Guidance
The sacred river passes through many mountains and lands before reaching the ocean. So too, our purification rarely happens in one dramatic moment; grace moves through stages, sometimes slowly, sometimes cascading. Trust the long route the Lord takes to reach you.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my spiritual life am I impatient because change feels gradual?
  • Can I name the 'mountains' and 'plains' through which grace has flowed in my life so far?
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