Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.5.3
तत्र नारायणसरस्तीर्थं सिन्धुसमुद्रयो: ।
सङ्गमो यत्र सुमहन्मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम् ॥ ३ ॥
tatra nārāyaṇa-saras
[tatra naaraayana-saras]
tīrthaṁ sindhu-samudrayoḥ
[teertham sindhu-samudrayoh]
saṅgamo yatra sumahan
[sangamo yatra sumahan]
muni-siddha-niṣevitam
[muni-siddha-nishevitam]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
in that direction
nārāyaṇa-saraḥ
—
the lake named Nārāyaṇa-saras
tīrtham
—
very holy place
sindhu-samudrayoḥ
—
of the river Sindhu and the sea
saṅgamaḥ
—
confluence
yatra
—
where
su-mahat
—
very great
muni
—
by sages
siddha
—
and perfected human beings
niṣevitam
—
frequented.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra nārāyaṇa-saras
tatra
in that direction
nārāyaṇa-saraḥ
the lake named Nārāyaṇa-saras
tīrthaṁ sindhu-samudrayoḥ
tīrtham
very holy place
sindhu-samudrayoḥ
of the river Sindhu and the sea
saṅgamaḥ
confluence
saṅgamo yatra sumahan
yatra
where
su-mahat
very great
muni-siddha-niṣevitam
muni
by sages
siddha
and perfected human beings
niṣevitam
frequented.
In the west, where the river Sindhu meets the sea, there is a great place of pilgrimage known as Nārāyaṇa-saras. Many sages and others advanced in spiritual consciousness live there.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In the west, where the River Sindhu meets the sea, there is a great place of pilgrimage known as Nārāyaṇa-saras, inhabited by many advanced sages.
In the west (tatra), there is a great holy place called Nārāyaṇa Saras where the river joins the ocean.
Personal Guidance
They reached Nārāyaṇa-saras at the meeting of the Sindhu and the sea, a holy place full of advanced sages. Where you go to do your work decides who shapes that work — pilgrimage sites attract pilgrims.
Reflection Questions
- What environments am I choosing to do my work in, and whom do those environments attract?
- Could a holier setting reshape what I think I came to accomplish?
My note
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