Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.28
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति तेषां महाराज सुराणामुपतिष्ठताम् ।
प्रतीच्यां दिश्यभूदावि: शङ्खचक्रगदाधर: ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti teṣāṁ mahārāja
[iti teshaam mahaaraaja]
surāṇām upatiṣṭhatām
[suraanaam upatishthataam]
pratīcyāṁ diśy abhūd āviḥ
[prateechyaam dishy abhood aavih]
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ
[shankha-chakra-gadaa-dharah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
teṣām
—
of them
mahārāja
—
O King
surāṇām
—
of the demigods
upatiṣṭhatām
—
praying
pratīcyām
—
inside
diśi
—
in the direction
abhūt
—
became
āviḥ
—
visible
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ
—
bearing the transcendental weapons: the conchshell, disc and club.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti teṣāṁ mahārāja
iti
thus
teṣām
of them
mahārāja
O King
surāṇām upatiṣṭhatām
surāṇām
of the demigods
upatiṣṭhatām
praying
pratīcyāṁ diśy abhūd āviḥ
pratīcyām
inside
diśi
in the direction
abhūt
became
āviḥ
visible
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ
bearing the transcendental weapons: the conchshell, disc and club.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, when all the demigods offered Him their prayers, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, carrying His weapons, the conchshell, disc and club, appeared first within their hearts and then before them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! When all the devatās offered him their prayers, Lord, carrying his weapons, the conch, disc and club, appeared before them on the bank of the western ocean.
The devatās, attacked by the demons, could not remain in a good place. Thus, they sat and offered prayers an isolated place, on the bank of the western ocean (pratīcyām diśi).
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Personal Guidance
When the demigods prayed, the Lord appeared first within their hearts, then externally, holding conchshell, disc and club. Inner appearance precedes outer; what we encounter outside has often been received within first.
Reflection Questions
- When have I noticed an inner appearance before its outer counterpart?
- What might be appearing in my heart now that I should not dismiss?
My note
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