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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.8.2

तत्र तदा राजन् हरिणी पिपासया जलाशयाभ्याशमेकैवोपजगाम ॥ २ ॥
tatra tadā rājan hariṇī pipāsayā jalāśayābhyāśam ekaivopajagāma.
[tatra tadaa raajan harinee pipaasayaa jalaashayaabhyaasham ekaivopajagaama.]
Word-for-word
tatra — on the bank of the river tadā — at the time rājan — O King hariṇī — a doe pipāsayā — because of thirst jalāśaya-abhyāśam — near the river eka — one eva — certainly upajagāma — arrived.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra tadā rājan hariṇī pipāsayā jalāśayābhyāśam ekaivopajagāma.
tatra
on the bank of the river
tadā
at the time
rājan
O King
hariṇī
a doe
pipāsayā
because of thirst
jalāśaya-abhyāśam
near the river
eka
one
eva
certainly
upajagāma
arrived.
O King, while Bharata Mahārāja was sitting on the bank of that river, a doe, being very thirsty, came there to drink.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Pepīyamāne means”drinking with great attachment.” Mṛgapateḥ is a lion.
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Personal Guidance
A thirsty being arrives at the river to drink — a small, ordinary scene that becomes the hinge of an entire spiritual life. The smallest moments often turn into the largest pivots; pay attention to what you let into the frame.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'small arrival' in your life right now might become more consequential than it appears?
  • Where do you treat ordinary moments carelessly that may be quietly shaping your destiny?
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