SB 5.19.17-18 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.19.17-18

एतासामपो भारत्य: प्रजा नामभिरेव पुनन्तीनामात्मना चोपस्पृशन्ति ॥ १७ ॥ चन्द्रवसा ताम्रपर्णी अवटोदा कृतमाला वैहायसी कावेरी वेणी पयस्विनी शर्करावर्ता तुङ्गभद्रा कृष्णा वेण्या भीमरथी गोदावरी निर्विन्ध्या पयोष्णी तापी रेवा सुरसा नर्मदा चर्मण्वती सिन्धुरन्ध: शोणश्च नदौ महानदी वेदस्मृतिऋर्षिकुल्या त्रिसामा कौशिकी मन्दाकिनी यमुना सरस्वती द‍ृषद्वती गोमती सरयू रोधस्वती सप्तवती सुषोमा शतद्रूश्चन्द्रभागा मरुद्‍वृधा वितस्ता असिक्नी विश्‍वेति महानद्य: ॥ १८ ॥

etāsām apo bhāratyaḥ prajā nāmabhir eva punantīnām ātmanā copaspṛśanti; candravasā tāmraparṇī avaṭodā kṛtamālā vaihāyasī kāverī veṇī payasvinī śarkarāvartā tuṅgabhadrā kṛṣṇāveṇyā bhīmarathī godāvarī nirvindhyā payoṣṇī tāpī revā surasā narmadā carmaṇvatī sindhur andhaḥ śoṇaś ca nadau mahānadī vedasmṛtir ṛṣikulyā trisāmā kauśikī mandākinī yamunā sarasvatī dṛṣadvatī gomatī sarayū rodhasvatī saptavatī suṣomā śatadrūś candrabhāgā marudvṛdhā vitastā asiknī viśveti mahā-nadyaḥ.

[etaasaam apo bhaaratyah prajaa naamabhir eva punanteenaam aatmanaa chopasprishanti; chandravasaa taamraparnee avatodaa kritamaalaa vaihaayasee kaaveree venee payasvinee sharkaraavartaa tungabhadraa krishnaavenyaa bheemarathee godaavaree nirvindhyaa payoshnee taapee revaa surasaa narmadaa charmanvatee sindhur andhah shonash cha nadau mahaanadee vedasmritir rishikulyaa trisaamaa kaushikee mandaakinee yamunaa sarasvatee drishadvatee gomatee sarayoo rodhasvatee saptavatee sushomaa shatadroosh chandrabhaagaa marudvridhaa vitastaa asiknee vishveti mahaa-nadyah.]

Word-for-word

etāsām — of all these apaḥ — water bhāratyaḥ — of Bhārata-varṣa (India) prajāḥ — the residents nāmabhiḥ — by the names eva — only punantīnām — are purifying ātmanā — by the mind ca — also upaspṛśanti — touch candra-vasā — Candravasā tāmra-parṇī — Tāmraparṇī avaṭodā — Avaṭodā kṛta-mālā — Kṛtamālā vaihāyasī — Vaihāyasī kāverī — Kāverī veṇī — Veṇī payasvinī — Payasvinī śarkarāvartā — Śarkarāvartā tuṅga-bhadrā — Tuṅgabhadrā kṛṣṇā-veṇyā — Kṛṣṇāveṇyā bhīma-rathī — Bhīmarathī godāvarī — Godāvarī nirvindhyā — Nirvindhyā payoṣṇī — Payoṣṇī tāpī — Tāpī revā — Revā surasā — Surasā narmadā — Narmadā carmaṇvatī — Carmaṇvatī sindhuḥ — Sindhu andhaḥ — Andha śoṇaḥ — Śoṇa ca — and nadau — two rivers mahā-nadī — Mahānadī veda-smṛtiḥ — Vedasmṛti ṛṣi-kulyā — Ṛṣikulyā tri-sāmā — Trisāmā kauśikī — Kauśikī mandākinī — Mandākinī yamunā — Yamunā sarasvatī — Sarasvatī dṛṣadvatī — Dṛṣadvatī gomatī — Gomatī sarayū — Sarayū rodhasvatī — Rodhasvatī saptavatī — Saptavatī suṣomā — Suṣomā śata-drūḥ — Śatadrū candrabhāgā — Candrabhāgā marudvṛdhā — Marudvṛdhā vitastā — Vitastā asiknī — Asiknī viśvā — Viśvā iti — thus mahā-nadyaḥ — big rivers.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

etāsām

of all these

apaḥ

water

bhāratyaḥ

of Bhārata-varṣa (India)

prajāḥ

the residents

nāmabhiḥ

by the names

eva

only

punantīnām

are purifying

ātmanā

by the mind

also

upaspṛśanti

touch

candra-vasā

Candravasā

tāmra-parṇī

Tāmraparṇī

avaṭodā

Avaṭodā

kṛta-mālā

Kṛtamālā

vaihāyasī

Vaihāyasī

kāverī

Kāverī

veṇī

Veṇī

payasvinī

Payasvinī

śarkarāvartā

Śarkarāvartā

tuṅga-bhadrā

Tuṅgabhadrā

kṛṣṇā-veṇyā

Kṛṣṇāveṇyā

bhīma-rathī

Bhīmarathī

godāvarī

Godāvarī

nirvindhyā

Nirvindhyā

payoṣṇī

Payoṣṇī

tāpī

Tāpī

revā

Revā

surasā

Surasā

narmadā

Narmadā

carmaṇvatī

Carmaṇvatī

sindhuḥ

Sindhu

andhaḥ

Andha

śoṇaḥ

Śoṇa

and

nadau

two rivers

mahā-nadī

Mahānadī

veda-smṛtiḥ

Vedasmṛti

ṛṣi-kulyā

Ṛṣikulyā

tri-sāmā

Trisāmā

kauśikī

Kauśikī

mandākinī

Mandākinī

yamunā

Yamunā

sarasvatī

Sarasvatī

dṛṣadvatī

Dṛṣadvatī

gomatī

Gomatī

sarayū

Sarayū

rodhasvatī

Rodhasvatī

saptavatī

Saptavatī

suṣomā

Suṣomā

śata-drūḥ

Śatadrū

candrabhāgā

Candrabhāgā

marudvṛdhā

Marudvṛdhā

vitastā

Vitastā

asiknī

Asiknī

viśvā

Viśvā

iti

thus

mahā-nadyaḥ

big rivers.

Two of the rivers — the Brahmaputra and the Śoṇa — are called nadas, or main rivers. These are other great rivers that are very prominent: Candravasā, Tāmraparṇī, Avaṭodā, Kṛtamālā, Vaihāyasī, Kāverī, Veṇī, Payasvinī, Śarkarāvartā, Tuṅgabhadrā, Kṛṣṇāveṇyā, Bhīmarathī, Godāvarī, Nirvindhyā, Payoṣṇī, Tāpī, Revā, Surasā, Narmadā, Carmaṇvatī, Mahānadī, Vedasmṛti, Ṛṣikulyā, Trisāmā, Kauśikī, Mandākinī, Yamunā, Sarasvatī, Dṛṣadvatī, Gomatī, Sarayū, Rodhasvatī, Saptavatī, Suṣomā, Śatadrū, Candrabhāgā, Marudvṛdhā, Vitastā, Asiknī and Viśvā. The inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa are purified because they always remember these rivers. Sometimes they chant the names of these rivers as mantras, and sometimes they go directly to the rivers to touch them and bathe in them. Thus the inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa become purified.

Purport

All these rivers are transcendental. Therefore one can be purified by remembering them, touching them or bathing in them. This practice is still going on.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa contact these pure rivers by their minds, body and utterance of their names. Two of the rivers—the Brahmaputra and the Śoṇa—are called main rivers. These are other great rivers that are very prominent: Candravasā, Tāmraparṇī, Avaṭodā, Kṛtamālā, Vaihāyasī, Kāverī, Veṇī, Payasvinī, Śarkarāvartā, Tuṅgabhadrā, Kṛṣṇāveṇyā, Bhīmarathī, Godāvarī, Nirvindhyā, Payoṣṇī, Tāpī, Revā, Surasā, Narmadā, Carmaṇvatī, Mahānadī, Vedasmṛti, Ṛṣikulyā, Trisāmā, Kauśikī, Mandākinī, Yamunā, Sarasvatī, Dṛṣadvatī, Gomatī, Sarayū, Rodhasvatī, Saptavatī, Suṣomā, Śatadrū, Candrabhāgā, Marudvṛdhā, Vitastā, Asiknī and Viśvā. They touch by mind and body (ca). Andhaḥ means Brahmaputra River.

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Personal Guidance

Sacred rivers purify simply by being remembered, touched, or bathed in. Holy presences work even at the level of memory. If you cannot visit the sacred, recall it — that recall is already a beginning of purification.

Reflection Questions

Which holy place, name, or person can I recall right now to bring some purification into the moment?
Have I underestimated the power of memory and remembrance as actual spiritual practice?

📝 My note

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