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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.29

यमस्तु कालनाभेन विश्वकर्मा मयेन वै । शम्बरो युयुधे त्वष्ट्रा सवित्रा तु विरोचन: ॥ २९ ॥
yamas tu kālanābhena
[yamas tu kaalanaabhena]
viśvakarmā mayena vai
[vishvakarmaa mayena vai]
śambaro yuyudhe tvaṣṭrā
[shambaro yuyudhe tvashtraa]
savitrā tu virocanaḥ
[savitraa tu virochanah]
yamaḥ — Yamarāja tu — indeed kālanābhena — with Kālanābha viśvakarmā — Viśvakarmā mayena — with Maya vai — indeed śambaraḥ — Śambara yuyudhe — fought tvaṣṭrā — with Tvaṣṭā savitrā — with the sun-god tu — indeed virocanaḥ — the demon Virocana.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yamas tu kālanābhena
yamaḥ
Yamarāja
tu
indeed
kālanābhena
with Kālanābha
viśvakarmā mayena vai
viśvakarmā
Viśvakarmā
mayena
with Maya
vai
indeed
śambaro yuyudhe tvaṣṭrā
śambaraḥ
Śambara
yuyudhe
fought
tvaṣṭrā
with Tvaṣṭā
savitrā tu virocanaḥ
savitrā
with the sun-god
tu
indeed
virocanaḥ
the demon Virocana.
Yamarāja fought with Kālanābha, Viśvakarmā with Maya Dānava, Tvaṣṭā with Śambara, and the sun-god with Virocana.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Yamarāja fought with Kālanābha, Viśvakarmā with Maya Dānava, Tvaṣṭā with Śambara, and the sun-god with Virocana.
Yamarāja vs Kālanābha; Viśvakarmā vs Maya; Tvaṣṭā vs Śambara; sun-god vs Virocana. Cosmic functions pair with their distortions. The architect of order meets the architect of illusion. Every divine power has a demonic counterpart.
Reflection Questions
  • What demonic counterpart of a divine capacity am I currently entangled with?
  • Where in my life is order fighting illusion — and which side am I unknowingly funding?
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