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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.28

भवान् युगान्तार्णव ऊर्मिमालिनि क्षोणीमिमामोषधिवीरुधां निधिम् । मया सहोरु क्रमतेऽज ओजसा तस्मै जगत्प्राणगणात्मने नम इति ॥ २८ ॥
bhavān yugāntārṇava ūrmi-mālini
[bhavaan yugaantaarnava oormi-maalini]
kṣoṇīm imām oṣadhi-vīrudhāṁ nidhim
[kshoneem imaam oshadhi-veerudhaam nidhim]
mayā sahoru kramate ’ja ojasā
[mayaa sahoru kramate ’ja ojasaa]
tasmai jagat-prāṇa-gaṇātmane nama iti
[tasmai jagat-praana-ganaatmane nama iti]
Word-for-word
bhavān — Your Lordship yuga-anta-arṇave — in the water of devastation at the end of the millennium ūrmi-mālini — possessing rows of big waves kṣoṇīm — the planet earth imām — this oṣadhi-vīrudhām — of all kinds of herbs and drugs nidhim — the storehouse mayā — me saha — with uru — great kramate — You roamed aja — O unborn one ojasā — with speed tasmai — unto Him jagat — of the entire universe prāṇa-gaṇa-ātmane — the ultimate source of life namaḥ — my respectful obeisances iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhavān yugāntārṇava ūrmi-mālini
bhavān
Your Lordship
yuga-anta-arṇave
in the water of devastation at the end of the millennium
ūrmi-mālini
possessing rows of big waves
kṣoṇīm imām oṣadhi-vīrudhāṁ nidhim
kṣoṇīm
the planet earth
imām
this
oṣadhi-vīrudhām
of all kinds of herbs and drugs
nidhim
the storehouse
mayā sahoru kramate ’ja ojasā
mayā
me
saha
with
uru
great
kramate
You roamed
aja
O unborn one
ojasā
with speed
tasmai jagat-prāṇa-gaṇātmane nama iti
tasmai
unto Him
jagat
of the entire universe
prāṇa-gaṇa-ātmane
the ultimate source of life
namaḥ
my respectful obeisances
iti
thus.
O almighty Lord, at the end of the millennium this planet earth, which is the source of all kinds of herbs, drugs and trees, was inundated by water and drowned beneath the devastating waves. At that time, You protected me along with the earth and roamed the sea with great speed. O unborn one, You are the actual maintainer of the entire universal creation, and therefore You are the cause of all living entities. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
Purport

Envious persons cannot appreciate how wonderfully the Lord creates, maintains and annihilates the universe, but devotees of the Lord can understand this perfectly well. Devotees can see how the Lord is acting behind the wonderful workings of the material nature. In Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) the Lord says:

mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate

“This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” All the wonderful transformations of nature are happening under the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Envious persons cannot see this, but a devotee, even though very humble and even if uneducated, knows that behind all the activities of nature is the supreme hand of the Supreme Being.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Holding up the earth, the storehouse of herbs and plants, as well as me, you roamed about with great speed at the end of the last Manvantara which was filled with waves. I offer respects to the controller of all beings in the universe. Your visible form manifests by bhakti. I, a dim likeness of a devotee, am the witness to this. Holding (this verb should be supplied) the earth along with me, you move about. O unborn Lord (aja)! At the end of the Manvantara you roam about. I offer respects to you who control the living beings of the universe.
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Personal Guidance
When the earth itself was drowning, the Lord lifted her and carried her through the devastating waves. He is the maintainer behind every wonderful workings of nature. The same hand that lifted earth lifts each of us in our personal floods.
Reflection Questions
  • What is the 'flood' in my life right now, and have I asked Him to lift me?
  • Where do I credit nature or luck for rescues that were actually His arrangement?
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