Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.5
तत्र दैवासुरो नाम रण: परमदारुण: ।
रोधस्युदन्वतो राजंस्तुमुलो रोमहर्षण: ॥ ५ ॥
tatra daivāsuro nāma
[tatra daivaasuro naama]
raṇaḥ parama-dāruṇaḥ
[ranah parama-daarunah]
rodhasy udanvato rājaṁs
[rodhasy udanvato raajams]
tumulo roma-harṣaṇaḥ
[tumulo roma-harshanah]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there (at the beach of the Ocean of Milk)
daiva
—
the demigods
asuraḥ
—
the demons
nāma
—
as they are celebrated
raṇaḥ
—
fighting
parama
—
very much
dāruṇaḥ
—
fierce
rodhasi
—
on the beach of the sea
udanvataḥ
—
of the Ocean of Milk
rājan
—
O King
tumulaḥ
—
tumultuous
roma-harṣaṇaḥ
—
hair standing on the body.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra daivāsuro nāma
tatra
there (at the beach of the Ocean of Milk)
daiva
the demigods
asuraḥ
the demons
nāma
as they are celebrated
raṇaḥ parama-dāruṇaḥ
raṇaḥ
fighting
parama
very much
dāruṇaḥ
fierce
rodhasy udanvato rājaṁs
rodhasi
on the beach of the sea
udanvataḥ
of the Ocean of Milk
rājan
O King
tumulo roma-harṣaṇaḥ
tumulaḥ
tumultuous
roma-harṣaṇaḥ
hair standing on the body.
O King, a fierce battle on the beach of the Ocean of Milk ensued between the demigods and the demons. The fighting was so terrible that simply hearing about it would make the hair on one’s body stand on end.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! A fierce, hair-raising battle took place on the beach of the ocean of milk between the devas and the demons.
The verb “took place” should be supplied.
Personal Guidance
On the beach of the Ocean of Milk, a battle so fierce that hearing it makes hair stand on end. The Bhāgavatam does not soften conflict. The same place that produced nectar now produces blood — sacred geographies hold both.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my own life does the very site of past blessing now feel like a battleground?
- Can I hold a sacred place's complex history without forgetting either its joy or its struggle?
My note
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