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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.29

एवमेव दधिमण्डोदात्परत: पुष्करद्वीपस्ततो द्विगुणायाम: समन्तत उपकल्पित: समानेन स्वादूदकेन समुद्रेण बहिरावृतो यस्मिन् बृहत्पुष्करं ज्वलनशिखामलकनकपत्रायुतायुतं भगवत: कमलासनस्याध्यासनं परिकल्पितम् ॥ २९ ॥
evam eva dadhi-maṇḍodāt parataḥ puṣkaradvīpas tato dvi-guṇāyāmaḥ samantata upakalpitaḥ samānena svādūdakena samudreṇa bahir āvṛto yasmin bṛhat-puṣkaraṁ jvalana-śikhāmala-kanaka-patrāyutāyutaṁ bhagavataḥ kamalāsanasyādhyāsanaṁ parikalpitam.
[evam eva dadhi-mandodaat paratah pushkaradveepas tato dvi-gunaayaamah samantata upakalpitah samaanena svaadoodakena samudrena bahir aavrito yasmin brihat-pushkaram jvalana-shikhaamala-kanaka-patraayutaayutam bhagavatah kamalaasanasyaadhyaasanam parikalpitam.]
Word-for-word
evam eva — thus dadhi-maṇḍa-udāt — the ocean of yogurt parataḥ — beyond puṣkara-dvīpaḥ — another island, named Puṣkaradvīpa tataḥ — than that (Śākadvīpa) dvi-guṇa-āyāmaḥ — whose measurement is twice as great samantataḥ — on all sides upakalpitaḥ — surrounded samānena — equal in width svādu-udakena — possessing sweet water samudreṇa — by an ocean bahiḥ — outside āvṛtaḥ — surrounded yasmin — in which bṛhat — very big puṣkaram — lotus flower jvalana-śikhā — like the flames of a blazing fire amala — pure kanaka — gold patra — leaves ayuta-ayutam — possessing 100,000,000 bhagavataḥ — greatly powerful kamala āsanasya — of Lord Brahmā, whose sitting place is on the lotus flower adhyāsanam — sitting place parikalpitam — considered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evam eva dadhi-maṇḍodāt parataḥ puṣkaradvīpas tato dvi-guṇāyāmaḥ samantata upakalpitaḥ samānena svādūdakena samudreṇa bahir āvṛto yasmin bṛhat-puṣkaraṁ jvalana-śikhāmala-kanaka-patrāyutāyutaṁ bhagavataḥ kamalāsanasyādhyāsanaṁ parikalpitam.
evam eva
thus
dadhi-maṇḍa-udāt
the ocean of yogurt
parataḥ
beyond
puṣkara-dvīpaḥ
another island, named Puṣkaradvīpa
tataḥ
than that (Śākadvīpa)
dvi-guṇa-āyāmaḥ
whose measurement is twice as great
samantataḥ
on all sides
upakalpitaḥ
surrounded
samānena
equal in width
svādu-udakena
possessing sweet water
samudreṇa
by an ocean
bahiḥ
outside
āvṛtaḥ
surrounded
yasmin
in which
bṛhat
very big
puṣkaram
lotus flower
jvalana-śikhā
like the flames of a blazing fire
amala
pure
kanaka
gold
patra
leaves
ayuta-ayutam
possessing 100,000,000
bhagavataḥ
greatly powerful
kamala āsanasya
of Lord Brahmā, whose sitting place is on the lotus flower
adhyāsanam
sitting place
parikalpitam
considered.
Outside the ocean of yogurt is another island, known as Puṣkaradvīpa, which is 6,400,000 yojanas [51,200,000 miles] wide, twice as wide as the ocean of yogurt. It is surrounded by an ocean of very tasteful water as broad as the island itself. On Puṣkaradvīpa there is a great lotus flower with 100,000,000 pure golden petals, as effulgent as the flames of fire. That lotus flower is considered the sitting place of Lord Brahmā, who is the most powerful living being and who is therefore sometimes called bhagavān.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Outside the ocean of yogurt is another island, known as Puṣkaradvīpa, which is 6,400,000 yojanas wide, twice as wide as the ocean of yogurt. It is surrounded by an ocean of very tasteful water as broad as the island itself. On Puṣkaradvīpa there is a great lotus flower with 100,000,000 pure golden petals, as effulgent as the flames of a fire. That lotus flower is considered the sitting place of Lord Brahmā. The lotus has 100,000,000 of gold shining with blazing flames.
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Personal Guidance
Puṣkaradvīpa holds a great golden lotus, the seat of Lord Brahmā. The most powerful creator sits on a flower, not a fortress. Real authority rests gracefully, not heavily. Let your work be a flower beneath you, not a stone weight.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I treat my responsibilities like stones rather than flowers?
  • What would lighter holding of my duties look like in practice?
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