Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.15
तदैव तस्मिन्निनदोऽतिभीषणो
बभूव येनाण्डकटाहमस्फुटत् ।
यं वै स्वधिष्ण्योपगतं त्वजादय:
श्रुत्वा स्वधामात्ययमङ्ग मेनिरे ॥ १५ ॥
tadaiva tasmin ninado ’tibhīṣaṇo
[tadaiva tasmin ninado ’tibheeshano]
babhūva yenāṇḍa-kaṭāham asphuṭat
[babhoova yenaanda-kataaham asphutat]
yaṁ vai sva-dhiṣṇyopagataṁ tv ajādayaḥ
[yam vai sva-dhishnyopagatam tv ajaadayah]
śrutvā sva-dhāmātyayam aṅga menire
[shrutvaa sva-dhaamaatyayam anga menire]
Word-for-word
tadā
—
at that time
eva
—
just
tasmin
—
within (the pillar)
ninadaḥ
—
a sound
ati-bhīṣaṇaḥ
—
very fearful
babhūva
—
there was
yena
—
by which
aṇḍa-kaṭāham
—
the covering of the universe
asphuṭat
—
appeared to crack
yam
—
which
vai
—
indeed
sva-dhiṣṇya-upagatam
—
reaching their respective abodes
tu
—
but
aja-ādayaḥ
—
the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā
śrutvā
—
hearing
sva-dhāma-atyayam
—
the destruction of their abodes
aṅga
—
my dear Yudhiṣṭhira
menire
—
thought.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tadaiva tasmin ninado ’tibhīṣaṇo
tadā
at that time
eva
just
tasmin
within (the pillar)
ninadaḥ
a sound
babhūva yenāṇḍa-kaṭāham asphuṭat
ati-bhīṣaṇaḥ
very fearful
babhūva
there was
yena
by which
yaṁ vai sva-dhiṣṇyopagataṁ tv ajādayaḥ
śrutvā sva-dhāmātyayam aṅga menire
aṇḍa-kaṭāham
the covering of the universe
asphuṭat
appeared to crack
yam
which
vai
indeed
sva-dhiṣṇya-upagatam
reaching their respective abodes
tu
but
aja-ādayaḥ
the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā
śrutvā
hearing
sva-dhāma-atyayam
the destruction of their abodes
aṅga
my dear Yudhiṣṭhira
menire
thought.
Then from within the pillar came a fearful sound, which appeared to crack the covering of the universe. O my dear Yudhiṣṭhira, this sound reached even the abodes of the demigods like Lord Brahmā, and when the demigods heard it, they thought, “Oh, now our planets are being destroyed!”
Purport
As we sometimes become very much afraid at the sound of a thunderbolt, perhaps thinking that our houses will be destroyed, the great demigods like Lord Brahmā feared the thundering sound that came from the pillar in front of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
At that time, from within the pillar came a fearful sound, as if the covering of the universe was cracking. O Yudhiṣṭhira, when the sound reached the abodes of the devatās like Lord Brahmā, the devatās, hearing it, thought that their abodes would be destroyed.
The sound appeared to crack the universe. Hearing that sound (yam), the devatās thought that they abodes were being destroyed (atyayam).
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Personal Guidance
A fearful sound emerges from inside the pillar, seeming to crack the universal covering; even Brahmā fears their planets are being destroyed. When the Lord readies a move, the whole cosmos trembles. Real interventions are not subtle.
Reflection Questions
- What 'cosmic trembling' in your life might be the prelude to a divine intervention you are not yet seeing?
- How do you respond when the world's order itself seems to shake?
My note
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