Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.21
श्लथद् दुकूलं कबरीं च विच्युतांसन्नह्यतीं वामकरेण वल्गुना
विनिघ्नतीमन्यकरेण कन्दुकंविमोहयन्तीं जगदात्ममायया ॥ २१ ॥
ślathad dukūlaṁ kabarīṁ ca vicyutāṁ
[shlathad dukoolam kabareem cha vichyutaam]
sannahyatīṁ vāma-kareṇa valgunā
[sannahyateem vaama-karena valgunaa]
vinighnatīm anya-kareṇa kandukaṁ
[vinighnateem anya-karena kandukam]
vimohayantīṁ jagad-ātma-māyayā
[vimohayanteem jagad-aatma-maayayaa]
Word-for-word
ślathat
—
slipping or slackening
dukūlam
—
the sari
kabarīm ca
—
and the hair on the head
vicyutām
—
being slackened and scattered
sannahyatīm
—
trying to bind
vāma-kareṇa
—
with the left hand
valgunā
—
very beautifully attractive
vinighnatīm
—
striking
anya-kareṇa
—
with the right hand
kandukam
—
the ball
vimohayantīm
—
in this way captivating everyone
jagat
—
the whole world
ātma-māyayā
—
by the spiritual potency, the internal energy.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ślathad dukūlaṁ kabarīṁ ca vicyutāṁ
ślathat
slipping or slackening
dukūlam
the sari
kabarīm ca
and the hair on the head
vicyutām
being slackened and scattered
sannahyatīṁ vāma-kareṇa valgunā
sannahyatīm
trying to bind
vāma-kareṇa
with the left hand
valgunā
very beautifully attractive
vinighnatīm anya-kareṇa kandukaṁ
vinighnatīm
striking
anya-kareṇa
with the right hand
kandukam
the ball
vimohayantīṁ jagad-ātma-māyayā
vimohayantīm
in this way captivating everyone
jagat
the whole world
ātma-māyayā
by the spiritual potency, the internal energy.
As She played with the ball, the sari covering Her body became loose, and Her hair scattered. She tried to bind Her hair with Her beautiful left hand, and at the same time She played with the ball by striking it with Her right hand. This was so attractive that the Supreme Lord, by His internal potency, in this way captivated everyone.
Purport
In Bhagavad-gītā (7.14) it is said, daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā: the external potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is extremely strong. Indeed, everyone is fully captivated by her activities. Lord Śambhu (Śiva) was not to be captivated by the external potency, but because Lord Viṣṇu wanted to captivate Him also, He exhibited His internal potency to act the way that His external potency acts to captivate ordinary living entities. Lord Viṣṇu can captivate anyone, even such a strong personality as Lord Śambhu.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Her cloth became loose and her hair scattered. She tried to bind her hair with left hand, while she bounced the ball with her right hand. She enchanted the whole world by the Lord’s māyā.
Sannahyatīm means “binding.” The Lord bewilders the world by the external energy. Now he bewildered even Śiva who was ātmārāma and in control of māyā, by his form.
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Personal Guidance
Her sari loosened, hair scattered, left hand binding hair while right struck the ball. By His internal potency, the Lord captivated everyone. Even Śambhu was not exempt when the Lord chose to use yoga-māyā on him.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I imagine my own spiritual standing makes me exempt from divine arrangements?
- What recent 'captivation' might actually be the Lord's internal potency designed for my instruction?
My note
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