Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.27
त्वं देव्यादिवराहेण रसाया: स्थानमिच्छता ।
उद्धृतासि नमस्तुभ्यं पाप्मानं मे प्रणाशय ॥ २७ ॥
tvaṁ devy ādi-varāheṇa
[tvam devy aadi-varaahena]
rasāyāḥ sthānam icchatā
[rasaayaah sthaanam ichchataa]
uddhṛtāsi namas tubhyaṁ
[uddhritaasi namas tubhyam]
pāpmānaṁ me praṇāśaya
[paapmaanam me pranaashaya]
Word-for-word
tvam
—
you
devi
—
O mother earth
ādi-varāheṇa
—
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a boar
rasāyāḥ
—
from the bottom of the universe
sthānam
—
a place
icchatā
—
desiring
uddhṛtā asi
—
you have been raised
namaḥ tubhyam
—
I offer my respectful obeisances unto you
pāpmānam
—
all sinful activities and their reactions
me
—
of me
praṇāśaya
—
please undo.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ devy ādi-varāheṇa
tvam
you
devi
O mother earth
ādi-varāheṇa
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a boar
rasāyāḥ
from the bottom of the universe
rasāyāḥ sthānam icchatā
sthānam
a place
icchatā
desiring
uddhṛtāsi namas tubhyaṁ
uddhṛtā asi
you have been raised
namaḥ tubhyam
I offer my respectful obeisances unto you
pāpmānaṁ me praṇāśaya
pāpmānam
all sinful activities and their reactions
me
of me
praṇāśaya
please undo.
O mother earth, you were raised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a boar because of your desiring to have a place to stay. I pray that you kindly vanquish all the reactions of my sinful life. I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O mother earth! You were raised from the bottom of the universe by Varāha who desired a place. I pray that you kindly vanquish all my sins. I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
He speaks nine mantras starting with an invitation to the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
O mother earth, raised by the boar form of the Lord — please vanquish my sinful reactions. The prayer addresses the earth as a person, recalling her divine rescue. Memory of past divine acts is the foundation of present petition.
Reflection Questions
- When did I last address an element — earth, water, fire — as a divine personality rather than as material?
- What past rescue by the Lord do I need to remember as I make my current petition?
My note
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