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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.25

उत्थाय प्राञ्जलि: प्रह्व ईक्षमाणो द‍ृशा विभुम् । हर्षाश्रुपुलकोद्भ‍ेदो गिरा गद्गदयागृणात् ॥ २५ ॥
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva
[utthaaya praanjalih prahva]
īkṣamāṇo dṛśā vibhum
[eekshamaano drishaa vibhum]
harṣāśru-pulakodbhedo
[harshaashru-pulakodbhedo]
girā gadgadayāgṛṇāt
[giraa gadgadayaagrinaat]
Word-for-word
utthāya — getting up prāñjaliḥ — with folded hands prahvaḥ — in a humble manner īkṣamāṇaḥ — seeing dṛśā — with his eyes vibhum — the supreme person within this universe harṣa — of jubilation aśru — with tears pulaka — with hairs standing on the body udbhedaḥ — enlivened girā — by words gadgadayā — faltering agṛṇāt — prayed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva
utthāya
getting up
prāñjaliḥ
with folded hands
prahvaḥ
in a humble manner
īkṣamāṇo dṛśā vibhum
īkṣamāṇaḥ
seeing
dṛśā
with his eyes
vibhum
the supreme person within this universe
harṣāśru-pulakodbhedo
harṣa
of jubilation
aśru
with tears
pulaka
with hairs standing on the body
udbhedaḥ
enlivened
girā gadgadayāgṛṇāt
girā
by words
gadgadayā
faltering
agṛṇāt
prayed.
Then, getting up from the ground and seeing Lord Brahmā before him, the head of the Daityas was overwhelmed by jubilation. With tears in his eyes, his whole body shivering, he began praying in a humble mood, with folded hands and a faltering voice, to satisfy Lord Brahmā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Then, rising and seeing Lord Brahmā before him, with tears in his eyes and hairs standing on end out of joy, with folded hands and a faltering voice, he uttered prayers to Lord Brahmā.
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Personal Guidance
Tears in his eyes, body shivering, voice faltering, Hiraṇyakaśipu prays humbly with folded hands. Even the demonic exhibit ecstatic symptoms when in the presence of a benefactor. External signs of devotion can coexist with deeply selfish motives.
Reflection Questions
  • Where might your own ecstatic symptoms be masking a self-interested request?
  • How do you distinguish authentic surrender from theatrical surrender in yourself?
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