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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.29-30

सोपगूढा भगवता करिणा करिणी यथा इतस्तत: प्रसर्पन्ती विप्रकीर्णशिरोरुहा ॥ २९ ॥ आत्मानं मोचयित्वाङ्ग सुरर्षभभुजान्तरात् प्राद्रवत्सा पृथुश्रोणी माया देवविनिर्मिता ॥ ३० ॥
sopagūḍhā bhagavatā
[sopagoodhaa bhagavataa]
kariṇā kariṇī yathā
[karinaa karinee yathaa]
itas tataḥ prasarpantī
[itas tatah prasarpantee]
viprakīrṇa-śiroruhā
[viprakeerna-shiroruhaa]
ātmānaṁ mocayitvāṅga
[aatmaanam mochayitvaanga]
surarṣabha-bhujāntarāt
[surarshabha-bhujaantaraat]
prādravat sā pṛthu-śroṇī
[praadravat saa prithu-shronee]
māyā deva-vinirmitā
[maayaa deva-vinirmitaa]
Word-for-word
sā — the woman upagūḍhā — being captured and embraced bhagavatā — by Lord Śiva kariṇā — by a male elephant kariṇī — a she-elephant yathā — as itaḥ tataḥ — here and there prasarpantī — swirling like a snake viprakīrṇa — scattered śiroruhā — all the hair on Her head ātmānam — Herself mocayitvā — releasing aṅga — O King sura-ṛṣabha — of the best of the demigods (Lord Śiva) bhuja-antarāt — from the entanglement in the midst of the arms prādravat — began to run very fast sā — She pṛthu-śroṇī — bearing very large hips māyā — internal potency deva-vinirmitā — exhibited by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sopagūḍhā bhagavatā
kariṇā kariṇī yathā
itas tataḥ prasarpantī
sā
the woman
upagūḍhā
being captured and embraced
viprakīrṇa-śiroruhā
ātmānaṁ mocayitvāṅga
surarṣabha-bhujāntarāt
bhagavatā
by Lord Śiva
kariṇā
by a male elephant
kariṇī
a she-elephant
prādravat sā pṛthu-śroṇī
māyā deva-vinirmitā
yathā
as
itaḥ tataḥ
here and there
prasarpantī
swirling like a snake
viprakīrṇa
scattered
śiroruhā
all the hair on Her head
ātmānam
Herself
mocayitvā
releasing
aṅga
O King
sura-ṛṣabha
of the best of the demigods (Lord Śiva)
bhuja-antarāt
from the entanglement in the midst of the arms
prādravat
began to run very fast
sā
She
pṛthu-śroṇī
bearing very large hips
māyā
internal potency
deva-vinirmitā
exhibited by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Being embraced by Lord Śiva like a female elephant embraced by a male, the woman, whose hair was scattered, swirled like a snake. O King, this woman, who had large, high hips, was a woman of yoga-māyā presented by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She released Herself somehow or other from the fond embrace of Lord Śiva’s arms and ran away.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Embraced by Śiva like a female elephant embraced by a male, the woman, whose hair was scattered, squirmed. O King, this woman with large hips, who had appeared by yogamāyā of the Lord, freed herself from his embrace and ran away. This woman was made to appear by the Lord through his yoga-māyā.
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Personal Guidance
She swirled like a snake and escaped — she was yoga-māyā arranged by the Lord. What we struggle to capture is often divinely designed to slip away. Frustration in pursuit is sometimes the only mercy.
Reflection Questions
  • What thing have I pursued frantically that the Lord mercifully kept me from catching?
  • Where is my 'failure to grasp' actually His protection?
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