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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.5

चुक्षुभुर्नद्युदन्वन्त: सद्वीपाद्रिश्चचाल भू: । निपेतु: सग्रहास्तारा जज्वलुश्च दिशो दश ॥ ५ ॥
cukṣubhur nady-udanvantaḥ
[chukshubhur nady-udanvantah]
sadvīpādriś cacāla bhūḥ
[sadveepaadrish chachaala bhooh]
nipetuḥ sagrahās tārā
[nipetuh sagrahaas taaraa]
jajvaluś ca diśo daśa
[jajvalush cha disho dasha]
Word-for-word
cukṣubhuḥ — became agitated nadī-udanvantaḥ — the rivers and oceans sa-dvīpa — with the islands adriḥ — and mountains cacāla — trembled bhūḥ — the surface of the globe nipetuḥ — fell sa-grahāḥ — with the planets tārāḥ — the stars jajvaluḥ — blazed ca — also diśaḥ daśa — the ten directions.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cukṣubhur nady-udanvantaḥ
cukṣubhuḥ
became agitated
nadī-udanvantaḥ
the rivers and oceans
sadvīpādriś cacāla bhūḥ
sa-dvīpa
with the islands
adriḥ
and mountains
cacāla
trembled
bhūḥ
the surface of the globe
nipetuḥ sagrahās tārā
nipetuḥ
fell
sa-grahāḥ
with the planets
tārāḥ
the stars
jajvaluś ca diśo daśa
jajvaluḥ
blazed
ca
also
diśaḥ daśa
the ten directions.
Because of the power of his severe austerities, all the rivers and oceans were agitated, the surface of the globe, with its mountains and islands, began trembling, and the stars and planets fell. All directions were ablaze.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
All the rivers and oceans were agitated. The surface of the globe, with its mountains and islands, began trembling, and the stars and planets fell. All directions were ablaze.
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Personal Guidance
Rivers and oceans agitate, mountains tremble, stars fall, every direction blazes. One determined demoniac will can rattle the structure of the world. Be sober about how much disruption a single hardened heart can cause.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is one hardened will — yours or someone else's — currently shaking a community?
  • What would it look like to bring that intensity into service rather than disruption?
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