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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.14

तस्मिन्नक्षे कृतमूलो द्वितीयोऽक्षस्तुर्यमानेन सम्मितस्तैलयन्त्राक्षवद् ध्रुवे कृतोपरिभाग: ॥ १४ ॥
tasminn akṣe kṛtamūlo dvitīyo ’kṣas turyamānena sammitas taila-yantrākṣavad dhruve kṛtopari-bhāgaḥ.
[tasminn akshe kritamoolo dviteeyo ’kshas turyamaanena sammitas taila-yantraakshavad dhruve kritopari-bhaagah.]
Word-for-word
tasmin akṣe — in that axle kṛta-mūlaḥ — whose base is fixed dvitīyaḥ — a second akṣaḥ — axle turyamānena — by one fourth sammitaḥ — measured taila-yantra-akṣa-vat — like the axle of an oil-pressing machine dhruve — to Dhruvaloka kṛta — fixed upari-bhāgaḥ — upper portion.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasminn akṣe kṛtamūlo dvitīyo ’kṣas turyamānena sammitas taila-yantrākṣavad dhruve kṛtopari-bhāgaḥ.
tasmin akṣe
in that axle
kṛta-mūlaḥ
whose base is fixed
dvitīyaḥ
a second
akṣaḥ
axle
turyamānena
by one fourth
sammitaḥ
measured
taila-yantra-akṣa-vat
like the axle of an oil-pressing machine
dhruve
to Dhruvaloka
kṛta
fixed
upari-bhāgaḥ
upper portion.
As in an oil-pressing machine, this first axle is attached to a second axle, which is one-fourth as long [3,937,500 yojanas, or 31,500,000 miles]. The upper end of this second axle is attached to Dhruvaloka by a rope of wind.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As in an oil-pressing machine, the first axle is attached to a second axle, which is one fourth as long. The upper end of this second axle is attached to Dhruvaloka. There is a second axel bound to first part of the first axel (kṛtamūlaḥ) with the wheel at its end. Its length is one quarter of the first axel or 3,937,500 yojanas. [Note: The first axel is then 15,750,000 yojanas long. This is the distance from Meru to the middle of Mānasottara. According to SB 5.23.1, Dhruvaloka are 3,900,000 yojanas above the earth.] It is bound to the first exactly opposite to the salt water ocean. Because the second axel is shorter than the first axel, its other end is bound to Dhruvaloka by a rope of wind.
Personal Guidance
The chariot is tied to Dhruvaloka by a rope of wind — a fixed point holds even the sun's motion. Without an anchor, the most powerful moving thing wanders. What is your fixed point that keeps your motion meaningful?
Reflection Questions
  • What is the unchanging anchor in my life from which all my activity hangs?
  • If the rope of my anchor snapped, what would my motion become?
📝 My note

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