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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.24

एवं पुरस्तात्क्षीरोदात्परित उपवेशित: शाकद्वीपो द्वात्रिंशल्लक्षयोजनायाम: समानेन च दधिमण्डोदेन परीतो यस्मिन् शाको नाम महीरुह: स्वक्षेत्रव्यपदेशको यस्य ह महासुरभिगन्धस्तं द्वीपमनुवासयति ॥ २४ ॥
evaṁ purastāt kṣīrodāt parita upaveśitaḥ śākadvīpo dvātriṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyāmaḥ samānena ca dadhi-maṇḍodena parīto yasmin śāko nāma mahīruhaḥ sva-kṣetra-vyapadeśako yasya ha mahā-surabhi-gandhas taṁ dvīpam anuvāsayati.
[evam purastaat ksheerodaat parita upaveshitah shaakadveepo dvaatrimshal-laksha-yojanaayaamah samaanena cha dadhi-mandodena pareeto yasmin shaako naama maheeruhah sva-kshetra-vyapadeshako yasya ha mahaa-surabhi-gandhas tam dveepam anuvaasayati.]
Word-for-word
evam — thus purastāt — beyond kṣīra-udāt — from the Ocean of Milk paritaḥ — all around upaveśitaḥ — situated śāka-dvīpaḥ — another island, known as Śākadvīpa dvā-triṁśat — thirty-two lakṣa — 100,000 yojana — yojanas āyāmaḥ — whose measure samānena — of equal length ca — and dadhi-maṇḍa-udena — by an ocean containing water resembling churned yogurt parītaḥ — surrounded yasmin — in which land śākaḥ — śāka nāma — named mahīruhaḥ — a fig tree sva-kṣetra-vyapadeśakaḥ — giving the island its name yasya — of which ha — indeed mahā-surabhi — a greatly fragrant gandhaḥ — aroma tam dvīpam — that island anuvāsayati — makes fragrant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ purastāt kṣīrodāt parita upaveśitaḥ śākadvīpo dvātriṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyāmaḥ samānena ca dadhi-maṇḍodena parīto yasmin śāko nāma mahīruhaḥ sva-kṣetra-vyapadeśako yasya ha mahā-surabhi-gandhas taṁ dvīpam anuvāsayati.
evam
thus
purastāt
beyond
kṣīra-udāt
from the Ocean of Milk
paritaḥ
all around
upaveśitaḥ
situated
śāka-dvīpaḥ
another island, known as Śākadvīpa
dvā-triṁśat
thirty-two
lakṣa
100,000
yojana
yojanas
āyāmaḥ
whose measure
samānena
of equal length
ca
and
dadhi-maṇḍa-udena
by an ocean containing water resembling churned yogurt
parītaḥ
surrounded
yasmin
in which land
śākaḥ
śāka
nāma
named
mahīruhaḥ
a fig tree
sva-kṣetra-vyapadeśakaḥ
giving the island its name
yasya
of which
ha
indeed
mahā-surabhi
a greatly fragrant
gandhaḥ
aroma
tam dvīpam
that island
anuvāsayati
makes fragrant.
Outside the Ocean of Milk is another island, Śākadvīpa, which has a width of 3,200,000 yojanas [25,600,000 miles]. As Krauñcadvīpa is surrounded by its own ocean of milk, Śākadvīpa is surrounded by an ocean of churned yogurt as broad as the island itself. In Śākadvīpa there is a big śāka tree, from which the island takes its name. This tree is very fragrant. Indeed, it lends its scent to the entire island.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Outside the ocean of milk is another island, Śākadvīpa, which has a width of 3,200,000 yojanas. As Krauñcadvīpa is surrounded by its own ocean of milk, Śākadvīpa is surrounded by an ocean of churned yogurt as broad as the island itself. In Śākadvīpa there is a big śāka (teak) tree, from which the island takes its name. Its fragrance scents the entire island. It has an ocean of liquid yogurt (dadhi-maṇḍa).
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Personal Guidance
The fragrant śāka tree gives its scent to the entire island — one tree perfumes a country. One devoted soul can change the spiritual atmosphere of an entire community. Don't underestimate how far your sincerity perfumes.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose presence has scented my spiritual life, and have I told them?
  • Am I content to be one fragrant tree, or do I keep trying to be the whole forest?
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