SB 8.10.51 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.51

तत: समुद्र उद्वेल: सर्वत: प्रत्यद‍ृश्यत । प्रचण्डवातैरुद्धूततरङ्गावर्तभीषण: ॥ ५१ ॥

tataḥ samudra udvelaḥ

[tatah samudra udvelah]

sarvataḥ pratyadṛśyata

[sarvatah pratyadrishyata]

pracaṇḍa-vātair uddhūta-

[prachanda-vaatair uddhoota-]

taraṅgāvarta-bhīṣaṇaḥ

[tarangaavarta-bheeshanah]

Word-for-word

tataḥ — thereafter samudraḥ — the sea udvelaḥ — being agitated sarvataḥ — everywhere pratyadṛśyata — appeared before everyone’s vision pracaṇḍa — fierce vātaiḥ — by the winds uddhūta — agitated taraṅga — of the waves āvarta — whirling water bhīṣaṇaḥ — ferocious.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tataḥ samudra udvelaḥ

tataḥ

thereafter

samudraḥ

the sea

udvelaḥ

being agitated

sarvataḥ pratyadṛśyata

sarvataḥ

everywhere

pratyadṛśyata

appeared before everyone’s vision

pracaṇḍa-vātair uddhūta-

pracaṇḍa

fierce

vātaiḥ

by the winds

uddhūta

agitated

taraṅgāvarta-bhīṣaṇaḥ

taraṅga

of the waves

āvarta

whirling water

bhīṣaṇaḥ

ferocious.

Thereafter, whirlpools and sea waves, agitated by fierce blasts of wind, appeared everywhere, before everyone’s vision, in a furious flood.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The ocean with frightening waves and eddies whipped by fierce winds flooded over the shoreline on all sides.

Personal Guidance

Whirlpools and sea waves agitated by winds appeared as a furious flood. Illusion adds floods to fires. There is no end to what unaligned power can throw at us. Resistance through more effort cannot match it.

Reflection Questions

Where am I trying to out-effort an unending series of illusory disasters?
What would shifting from 'fight' to 'take shelter' look like in my current crisis?

📝 My note

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