Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.45
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति तेऽभिहितस्तात विक्रम: शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । सिन्धोर्निर्मथने येन धृत: पृष्ठे महाचल: ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti te ’bhihitas tāta
[iti te ’bhihitas taata]
vikramaḥ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
[vikramah shaarnga-dhanvanah]
sindhor nirmathane yena
[sindhor nirmathane yena]
dhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe mahācalaḥ
[dhritah prishthe mahaachalah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
te
—
unto you
abhihitaḥ
—
explained
tāta
—
my dear King
vikramaḥ
—
prowess
śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Śārṅga bow
sindhoḥ
—
of the Ocean of Milk
nirmathane
—
in the churning
yena
—
by whom
dhṛtaḥ
—
was held
pṛṣṭhe
—
on the back
mahā-acalaḥ
—
the great mountain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti te ’bhihitas tāta
iti
thus
te
unto you
abhihitaḥ
explained
tāta
my dear King
vikramaḥ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
vikramaḥ
prowess
śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Śārṅga bow
sindhor nirmathane yena
sindhoḥ
of the Ocean of Milk
nirmathane
in the churning
yena
by whom
dhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe mahācalaḥ
dhṛtaḥ
was held
pṛṣṭhe
on the back
mahā-acalaḥ
the great mountain.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the Ocean of Milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Śārṅga-dhanvā. I have now described to you His prowess.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! I have described the prowess of the Lord, holder of the Śārṅga bow, who bore the great mountain on his back for churning of the ocean of milk.
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Personal Guidance
The same Personality who bore Mandara on His back is Śārṅga-dhanvā; I have described His prowess. The Bhāgavatam stamps each pastime with: this is the same Lord. Different forms, same Person.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I think different incarnations are 'different gods' rather than one Person in different forms?
- What in my devotion would change if I held this verse's clear identity-statement steadily?
My note
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