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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.17

श्रीशुक उवाच इति ब्रुवाणो भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । सर्वतश्चारयंश्चक्षुर्भव आस्ते सहोमया ॥ १७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti bruvāṇo bhagavāṁs
[iti bruvaano bhagavaams]
tatraivāntaradhīyata
[tatraivaantaradheeyata]
sarvataś cārayaṁś cakṣur
[sarvatash chaarayamsh chakshur]
bhava āste sahomayā
[bhava aaste sahomayaa]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti — thus bruvāṇaḥ — while speaking bhagavān — Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead tatra — there eva — immediately antaradhīyata — disappeared from the vision of Lord Śiva and his associates sarvataḥ — everywhere cārayan — moving cakṣuḥ — the eyes bhavaḥ — Lord Śiva āste — remained saha-umayā — with his wife, Umā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti bruvāṇo bhagavāṁs
iti
thus
bruvāṇaḥ
while speaking
bhagavān
Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
tatraivāntaradhīyata
tatra
there
eva
immediately
antaradhīyata
disappeared from the vision of Lord Śiva and his associates
sarvataś cārayaṁś cakṣur
sarvataḥ
everywhere
cārayan
moving
cakṣuḥ
the eyes
bhava āste sahomayā
bhavaḥ
Lord Śiva
āste
remained
saha-umayā
with his wife, Umā.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, immediately disappeared, and Lord Śiva remained there with Umā, looking for Him all around with moving eyes.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Lord disappeared, and Śiva remained there with Umā, looking all around with his eyes.
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Personal Guidance
Viṣṇu disappeared and Śiva remained looking around with moving eyes. The Lord's hiding is the setup for the next act. Eyes that move searchingly are not yet eyes that have seen. The seeking itself becomes the test.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I 'looking around with moving eyes' for the Lord while He is preparing a different appearance?
  • What does my searching posture itself reveal about what I think I'm looking for?
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