Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.21
तत्राघमर्षणं नाम तीर्थं पापहरं परम् ।
उपस्पृश्यानुसवनं तपसातोषयद्धरिम् ॥ २१ ॥
tatrāghamarṣaṇaṁ nāma
[tatraaghamarshanam naama]
tīrthaṁ pāpa-haraṁ param
[teertham paapa-haram param]
upaspṛśyānusavanaṁ
[upasprishyaanusavanam]
tapasātoṣayad dharim
[tapasaatoshayad dharim]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there
aghamarṣaṇam
—
Aghamarṣaṇa
nāma
—
named
tīrtham
—
the holy place
pāpa-haram
—
suitable for destroying all sinful reactions
param
—
best
upaspṛśya
—
performing ācamana and bathing
anusavanam
—
regularly
tapasā
—
by austerity
atoṣayat
—
caused pleasure
harim
—
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrāghamarṣaṇaṁ nāma
tatra
there
aghamarṣaṇam
Aghamarṣaṇa
nāma
named
tīrthaṁ pāpa-haraṁ param
tīrtham
the holy place
pāpa-haram
suitable for destroying all sinful reactions
param
best
upaspṛśyānusavanaṁ
upaspṛśya
performing ācamana and bathing
anusavanam
regularly
tapasātoṣayad dharim
tapasā
by austerity
atoṣayat
caused pleasure
harim
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Near that mountain was a very holy place named Aghamarṣaṇa. There Prajāpati Dakṣa executed ritualistic ceremonies and satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, by engaging in great austerities to please Him.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Performing ācamana with the water of the excellent holy place named Aghamarṣaṇa, which destroys sin, Dakṣa satisfied the Supreme Lord, by regularly engaging in great austerities.
Personal Guidance
At the sacred place Aghamarṣaṇa, Dakṣa performed rituals to please the Supreme Lord Hari. Real productivity begins not with strategy but with pleasing the source.
Reflection Questions
- Which of my projects have I never offered upward for the Lord's pleasure?
- What is my 'Aghamarṣaṇa' — the place where I go to please Hari?
My note
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