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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.32

सटावधूता जलदा: परापतन् ग्रहाश्च तद् द‍ृष्टिविमुष्टरोचिष: । अम्भोधय: श्वासहता विचुक्षुभु- र्निर्ह्रादभीता दिगिभा विचुक्रुशु: ॥ ३२ ॥
saṭāvadhūtā jaladāḥ parāpatan
[sataavadhootaa jaladaah paraapatan]
grahāś ca tad-dṛṣṭi-vimuṣṭa-rociṣaḥ
[grahaash cha tad-drishti-vimushta-rochishah]
ambhodhayaḥ śvāsa-hatā vicukṣubhur
[ambhodhayah shvaasa-hataa vichukshubhur]
nirhrāda-bhītā digibhā vicukruśuḥ
[nirhraada-bheetaa digibhaa vichukrushuh]
Word-for-word
saṭā — by the hair on Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s head avadhūtāḥ — shaken jaladāḥ — the clouds parāpatan — scattered grahāḥ — the luminous planets ca — and tat-dṛṣṭi — by His glaring glance vimuṣṭa — taken away rociṣaḥ — whose effulgence ambhodhayaḥ — the water of the oceans and seas śvāsa-hatāḥ — being struck by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s breathing vicukṣubhuḥ — became turbulent nirhrāda-bhītāḥ — frightened by Nṛsiṁhadeva’s roaring digibhāḥ — all the elephants guarding the quarters vicukruśuḥ — cried out.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saṭāvadhūtā jaladāḥ parāpatan
saṭā
by the hair on Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s head
avadhūtāḥ
shaken
jaladāḥ
the clouds
parāpatan
scattered
grahāś ca tad-dṛṣṭi-vimuṣṭa-rociṣaḥ
grahāḥ
the luminous planets
ca
and
tat-dṛṣṭi
by His glaring glance
vimuṣṭa
taken away
rociṣaḥ
whose effulgence
ambhodhayaḥ śvāsa-hatā vicukṣubhur
ambhodhayaḥ
the water of the oceans and seas
śvāsa-hatāḥ
being struck by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s breathing
vicukṣubhuḥ
became turbulent
nirhrāda-bhītā digibhā vicukruśuḥ
nirhrāda-bhītāḥ
frightened by Nṛsiṁhadeva’s roaring
digibhāḥ
all the elephants guarding the quarters
vicukruśuḥ
cried out.
The hair on Nṛsiṁhadeva’s head shook the clouds and scattered them here and there, His glaring eyes stole the effulgence of the luminaries in the sky, and His breathing agitated the seas and oceans. Because of His roaring, all the elephants in the world began to cry in fear.
Purport

As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (10.41) :

yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śrīmad ūrjitam eva vā tat tad evāvagaccha tvaṁ mama tejo-’ṁśa-sambhavam

“Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.” The illumination of the planets and stars in the sky is but a partial manifestation of the Lord’s effulgence. There are many wonderful qualities of different living entities, but whatever extraordinary things exist are but part of the Lord’s tejas, His illumination or brilliance. The deep waves of the seas and oceans and the many other wonders within the creation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead all become insignificant when the Lord, in His special feature, incarnates within this material world. Everything is insignificant in comparison to His personal, all-defeating transcendental qualities.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The clouds, shaken by his mane, fled away. The planets lost their effulgence by his glance. Attacked by his breathing, the oceans became agitated. The directions cried out in fear of his roaring. This describes how he afflicted the enemy.
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Personal Guidance
His hair scatters clouds, His eyes steal the luminaries' brightness, His breath agitates the seas, His roar makes the world's elephants cry. The Lord's body, when fierce, is the standard against which every glory is measured. All splendor is a spark of His.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'glory' in your life are you treating as ultimate that is actually a borrowed spark?
  • How could remembering the Source reorient your gratitude?
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