SB 5.17.7 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.17.7

एवं माल्यवच्छिखरान्निष्पतन्ती ततोऽनुपरतवेगा केतुमालमभि चक्षु: प्रतीच्यां दिशि सरित्पतिं प्रविशति ॥ ७ ॥

evaṁ mālyavac-chikharān niṣpatantī tato ’nuparata-vegā ketumālam abhi cakṣuḥ pratīcyāṁ diśi sarit-patiṁ praviśati.

[evam maalyavach-chikharaan nishpatantee tato ’nuparata-vegaa ketumaalam abhi chakshuh prateechyaam dishi sarit-patim pravishati.]

Word-for-word

evam — in this way mālyavat-śikharāt — from the top of Mālyavān Mountain niṣpatantī — falling down tataḥ — thereafter anuparata-vegā — whose force is uninterrupted ketumālam abhi — into the land known as Ketumāla-varṣa cakṣuḥ — the branch known as Cakṣu pratīcyām — in the west diśi — direction sarit-patim — the ocean praviśati — enters into.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

evaṁ mālyavac-chikharān niṣpatantī tato ’nuparata-vegā ketumālam abhi cakṣuḥ pratīcyāṁ diśi sarit-patiṁ praviśati.

evam

in this way

mālyavat-śikharāt

from the top of Mālyavān Mountain

niṣpatantī

falling down

tataḥ

thereafter

anuparata-vegā

whose force is uninterrupted

ketumālam abhi

into the land known as Ketumāla-varṣa

cakṣuḥ

the branch known as Cakṣu

pratīcyām

in the west

diśi

direction

sarit-patim

the ocean

praviśati

enters into.

The branch of the Ganges known as Cakṣu falls onto the summit of Mālyavān Mountain and from there cascades onto the land of Ketumāla-varṣa. The Ganges flows incessantly through Ketumāla-varṣa and in this way also reaches the ocean of salt water in the west.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The branch of the Gaṅgā known as Cakṣu, falling from the summit of Mālyavān Mountain, cascades into Ketumāla-varṣa with uninterrupted force and enters the ocean of salt water in the west. In this description it should be understood that the water first falls on the Kesarācala peaks and then onto Mālyavān.

Personal Guidance

Another branch of the same river crosses different terrain to reach the same ocean. The Lord's mercy does not pick favorites — it persistently makes its way to every land. Do not feel forgotten if your path looks unlike anyone else's; the same grace is finding you by its own route.

Reflection Questions

Have I ever felt left out of grace because my journey looked different? What would it mean to trust that grace was simply taking another route?
How can I encourage someone whose spiritual life looks unlike mine?

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