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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.25.2

यस्येदं क्षितिमण्डलं भगवतोऽनन्तमूर्ते: सहस्रशिरस एकस्मिन्नेव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं सिद्धार्थ इव लक्ष्यते ॥ २ ॥
yasyedaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalaṁ bhagavato ’nanta-mūrteḥ sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrṣaṇi dhriyamāṇaṁ siddhārtha iva lakṣyate.
[yasyedam kshiti-mandalam bhagavato ’nanta-moorteh sahasra-shirasa ekasminn eva sheershani dhriyamaanam siddhaartha iva lakshyate.]
Word-for-word
yasya — of whom idam — this kṣiti-maṇḍalam — universe bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ananta-mūrteḥ — in the form of Anantadeva sahasra-śirasaḥ — who has thousands of hoods ekasmin — on one eva — only śīrṣaṇi — hood dhriyamāṇam — is being sustained siddhārthaḥ iva — and like a white mustard seed lakṣyate — is seen.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasyedaṁ kṣiti-maṇḍalaṁ bhagavato ’nanta-mūrteḥ sahasra-śirasa ekasminn eva śīrṣaṇi dhriyamāṇaṁ siddhārtha iva lakṣyate.
yasya
of whom
idam
this
kṣiti-maṇḍalam
universe
bhagavataḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ananta-mūrteḥ
in the form of Anantadeva
sahasra-śirasaḥ
who has thousands of hoods
ekasmin
on one
eva
only
śīrṣaṇi
hood
dhriyamāṇam
is being sustained
siddhārthaḥ iva
and like a white mustard seed
lakṣyate
is seen.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: This great universe, situated on one of Lord Anantadeva’s thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of Lord Ananta.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
This universe, situated on one of Lord Ananta's thousands of hoods, appears just like a white mustard seed.
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Personal Guidance
This entire universe, with all its grandeur, sits like a tiny mustard seed on one hood of Lord Ananta — who has thousands of hoods. Whatever feels overwhelming to you is being held by a Being of unimaginable scale. Take heart in the disproportion.
Reflection Questions
  • What current worry would shrink if I remembered the scale of who is holding it all?
  • How would my urgency change if I trusted that the mustard seed of my universe is firmly held?
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