Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.39
तां दैवीं गिरमाकर्ण्य मघवान्सुसमाहित: ।
ध्यायन् फेनमथापश्यदुपायमुभयात्मकम् ॥ ३९ ॥
tāṁ daivīṁ giram ākarṇya
[taam daiveem giram aakarnya]
maghavān susamāhitaḥ
[maghavaan susamaahitah]
dhyāyan phenam athāpaśyad
[dhyaayan phenam athaapashyad]
upāyam ubhayātmakam
[upaayam ubhayaatmakam]
Word-for-word
tām
—
that
daivīm
—
ominous
giram
—
voice
ākarṇya
—
after hearing
maghavān
—
Lord Indra
su-samāhitaḥ
—
becoming very careful
dhyāyan
—
meditating
phenam
—
appearance of foam
atha
—
thereafter
apaśyat
—
he saw
upāyam
—
the means
ubhaya-ātmakam
—
simultaneously dry and moist.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁ daivīṁ giram ākarṇya
tām
that
daivīm
ominous
giram
voice
ākarṇya
after hearing
maghavān susamāhitaḥ
maghavān
Lord Indra
su-samāhitaḥ
becoming very careful
dhyāyan phenam athāpaśyad
dhyāyan
meditating
phenam
appearance of foam
atha
thereafter
apaśyat
he saw
upāyam ubhayātmakam
upāyam
the means
ubhaya-ātmakam
simultaneously dry and moist.
After hearing the ominous voice, Indra, with great attention, began to meditate on how to kill the demon. He then saw that foam would be the means, for it is neither moist nor dry.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After hearing the ominous voice, Indra, with great attention, began to meditate on how to kill the demon. He then saw that foam would be the means, for it is neither moist nor dry.
Personal Guidance
Indra meditated attentively and saw that foam — neither dry nor moist — was the answer. Solutions to riddles emerge from focused attention, not panic. The middle between two named extremes is often the doorway.
Reflection Questions
- What 'foam' — middle category between named opposites — would solve my current binary problem?
- Where am I too rushed to meditate on the actual shape of the constraint?
My note
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