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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.12

एवं मुहूर्तेन चतुस्त्रिंशल्लक्षयोजनान्यष्टशताधिकानि सौरो रथस्त्रयीमयोऽसौ चतसृषु परिवर्तते पुरीषु ॥ १२ ॥
evaṁ muhūrtena catus-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāny aṣṭa-śatādhikāni sauro rathas trayīmayo ’sau catasṛṣu parivartate purīṣu.
[evam muhoortena chatus-trimshal-laksha-yojanaany ashta-shataadhikaani sauro rathas trayeemayo ’sau chatasrishu parivartate pureeshu.]
Word-for-word
evam — thus muhūrtena — in a muhūrta (forty-eight minutes) catuḥ-triṁśat — thirty-four lakṣa — hundred thousands yojanāni — yojanas aṣṭa-śatādhikāni — increased by eight hundred sauraḥ rathaḥ — the chariot of the sun-god trayī-mayaḥ — which is worshiped by the Gāyatrī mantra (om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur, etc.) asau — that catasṛṣu — to the four parivartate — he moves purīṣu — through different residential quarters.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ muhūrtena catus-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāny aṣṭa-śatādhikāni sauro rathas trayīmayo ’sau catasṛṣu parivartate purīṣu.
evam
thus
muhūrtena
in a muhūrta (forty-eight minutes)
catuḥ-triṁśat
thirty-four
lakṣa
hundred thousands
yojanāni
yojanas
aṣṭa-śatādhikāni
increased by eight hundred
sauraḥ rathaḥ
the chariot of the sun-god
trayī-mayaḥ
which is worshiped by the Gāyatrī mantra (om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur, etc.)
asau
that
catasṛṣu
to the four
parivartate
he moves
purīṣu
through different residential quarters.
Thus the chariot of the sun-god, which is trayīmaya, or worshiped by the words om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ, travels through the four residences mentioned above at a speed of 3,400,800 yojanas [27,206,400 miles] in a muhūrta.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus the chariot of the sun-god, meant for worship, travels through the four residences mentioned above at a speed of 3,400,800 yojanas in a muhūrta. [Note: This does not correspond to the diameter given in verse 7. There are 30 muhūrtas in a day. 95,100,000/30=3,170,000]
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Personal Guidance
The sun's chariot is worshipped by the words om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ — the Gāyatrī mantra itself rides through the sky. The most ordinary daily fact (sunrise) is glorified by sacred sound. Wrap the ordinary in mantra.
Reflection Questions
  • What ordinary moment of my day could I begin to wrap in sacred sound (a name, a mantra)?
  • Where have I separated the sacred from the daily as if they were different categories?
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