Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.50
सृष्टो दैत्येन सुमहान्वह्नि: श्वसनसारथि: ।
सांवर्तक इवात्युग्रो विबुधध्वजिनीमधाक् ॥ ५० ॥
sṛṣṭo daityena sumahān
[srishto daityena sumahaan]
vahniḥ śvasana-sārathiḥ
[vahnih shvasana-saarathih]
sāṁvartaka ivātyugro
[saamvartaka ivaatyugro]
vibudha-dhvajinīm adhāk
[vibudha-dhvajineem adhaak]
Word-for-word
sṛṣṭaḥ
—
created
daityena
—
by the demon (Bali Mahārāja)
su-mahān
—
very great, devastating
vahniḥ
—
a fire
śvasana-sārathiḥ
—
being carried by the blasting wind
sāṁvartakaḥ
—
the fire named Sāṁvartaka, which appears during the time of dissolution
iva
—
just like
ati
—
very much
ugraḥ
—
terrible
vibudha
—
of the demigods
dhvajinīm
—
the soldiers
adhāk
—
burned to ashes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sṛṣṭo daityena sumahān
sṛṣṭaḥ
created
daityena
by the demon (Bali Mahārāja)
su-mahān
very great, devastating
vahniḥ śvasana-sārathiḥ
vahniḥ
a fire
śvasana-sārathiḥ
being carried by the blasting wind
sāṁvartakaḥ
the fire named Sāṁvartaka, which appears during the time of dissolution
sāṁvartaka ivātyugro
iva
just like
ati
very much
ugraḥ
terrible
vibudha-dhvajinīm adhāk
vibudha
of the demigods
dhvajinīm
the soldiers
adhāk
burned to ashes.
A great devastating fire created by Bali Mahārāja began burning all the soldiers of the demigods. This fire, accompanied by blasting winds, seemed as terrible as the Sāṁvartaka fire, which appears at the time of dissolution.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A huge, fierce fire created by Bali Mahārāja accompanied by blasting winds, like the fire of final devastation, began burning all the soldiers of the devatās.
Adhāk means “it burned.”
Personal Guidance
A devastating fire as terrible as the Sāṁvartaka of dissolution burned the demigod soldiers. At its peak, illusion mimics universal annihilation. Even when it looks like the end of everything, it is still māyā.
Reflection Questions
- When I feel I am facing 'the end of everything,' how often is it actually a smaller event dressed up?
- What scale-check would help me distinguish real catastrophe from illusory cosmic fire?
My note
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