Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.23
तां देवधानीं स वरूथिनीपति-
र्बहि: समन्ताद् रुरुधे पृतन्यया ।
आचार्यदत्तं जलजं महास्वनं
दध्मौ प्रयुञ्जन्भयमिन्द्रयोषिताम् ॥ २३ ॥
tāṁ deva-dhānīṁ sa varūthinī-patir
[taam deva-dhaaneem sa varoothinee-patir]
bahiḥ samantād rurudhe pṛtanyayā
[bahih samantaad rurudhe pritanyayaa]
ācārya-dattaṁ jalajaṁ mahā-svanaṁ
[aachaarya-dattam jalajam mahaa-svanam]
dadhmau prayuñjan bhayam indra-yoṣitām
[dadhmau prayunjan bhayam indra-yoshitaam]
Word-for-word
tām
—
that
deva-dhānīm
—
place where Indra lived
saḥ
—
he (Bali Mahārāja)
varūthinī-patiḥ
—
the commander of the soldiers
bahiḥ
—
outside
samantāt
—
in all directions
rurudhe
—
attacked
pṛtanyayā
—
by soldiers
ācārya-dattam
—
given by Śukrācārya
jala-jam
—
the conchshell
mahā-svanam
—
a loud sound
dadhmau
—
resounded
prayuñjan
—
creating
bhayam
—
fear
indra-yoṣitām
—
of all the ladies protected by Indra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁ deva-dhānīṁ sa varūthinī-patir
tām
that
deva-dhānīm
place where Indra lived
saḥ
he (Bali Mahārāja)
varūthinī-patiḥ
the commander of the soldiers
bahiḥ samantād rurudhe pṛtanyayā
bahiḥ
outside
samantāt
in all directions
rurudhe
attacked
pṛtanyayā
by soldiers
ācārya-dattaṁ jalajaṁ mahā-svanaṁ
ācārya-dattam
given by Śukrācārya
jala-jam
the conchshell
mahā-svanam
a loud sound
dadhmau prayuñjan bhayam indra-yoṣitām
dadhmau
resounded
prayuñjan
creating
bhayam
fear
indra-yoṣitām
of all the ladies protected by Indra.
Bali Mahārāja, who was the commander of numberless soldiers, gathered his soldiers outside this abode of Indra and attacked it from all directions. He sounded the conchshell given him by his spiritual master, Śukrācārya, thus creating a fearful situation for the women protected by Indra.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Bali Mahārāja, the leader of the army, surrounded this abode of Indra on all sides with his troops. He created fear in the women of the city by loudly blowing the conch given by Śukrācārya.
Pṛtanyayā means “by his troops.”
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Personal Guidance
Bali surrounded the city, attacked from all directions, and sounded the guru's conch — creating fear among the protected women. Even fortified heaven can be besieged. Security is never absolute below the spiritual world.
Reflection Questions
- What 'protected' part of my life is currently being besieged that I assumed safe?
- Whose conch — guru-given — am I sounding in my own legitimate spiritual battles?
My note
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