Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.6
सोत्थाय बद्धाञ्जलिरीडितुं स्थिता
नोत्सेह आनन्दजलाकुलेक्षणा ।
बभूव तूष्णीं पुलकाकुलाकृति-
स्तद्दर्शनात्युत्सवगात्रवेपथु: ॥ ६ ॥
sotthāya baddhāñjalir īḍituṁ sthitā
[sotthaaya baddhaanjalir eeditum sthitaa]
notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā
[notseha aananda-jalaakulekshanaa]
babhūva tūṣṇīṁ pulakākulākṛtis
[babhoova tooshneem pulakaakulaakritis]
tad-darśanātyutsava-gātra-vepathuḥ
[tad-darshanaatyutsava-gaatra-vepathuh]
Word-for-word
sā
—
she
utthāya
—
standing up
baddha-añjaliḥ
—
with folded hands
īḍitum
—
to worship the Lord
sthitā
—
situated
na utsehe
—
could not endeavor
ānanda
—
from transcendental bliss
jala
—
with water
ākula-īkṣaṇā
—
her eyes were filled
babhūva
—
remained
tūṣṇīm
—
silent
pulaka
—
with standing of the hairs of the body
ākula
—
overwhelmed
ākṛtiḥ
—
her form
tat-darśana
—
by seeing the Lord
ati-utsava
—
with great pleasure
gātra
—
her body
vepathuḥ
—
began to tremble.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sotthāya baddhāñjalir īḍituṁ sthitā
notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā
sā
she
babhūva tūṣṇīṁ pulakākulākṛtis
tad-darśanātyutsava-gātra-vepathuḥ
utthāya
standing up
baddha-añjaliḥ
with folded hands
īḍitum
to worship the Lord
sthitā
situated
na utsehe
could not endeavor
ānanda
from transcendental bliss
jala
with water
ākula-īkṣaṇā
her eyes were filled
babhūva
remained
tūṣṇīm
silent
pulaka
with standing of the hairs of the body
ākula
overwhelmed
ākṛtiḥ
her form
tat-darśana
by seeing the Lord
ati-utsava
with great pleasure
gātra
her body
vepathuḥ
began to tremble.
Aditi stood silently with folded hands, unable to offer prayers to the Lord. Because of transcendental bliss, tears filled her eyes, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Because she could see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, she felt ecstasy, and her body trembled.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Aditi stood silently with folded hands, unable to offer prayers to the Lord. Tears filled her eyes, the hairs on her body stood on end, and her body trembled.
Personal Guidance
She stood silent, hands folded, unable to pray — tears, raised hairs, trembling. Sometimes prayer fails at the moment of meeting; presence overwhelms speech. Silence before the Lord is its own bhakti.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I keep talking to the Lord when silence would be the deeper response?
- When was I last unable to formulate a prayer because I was already met — and did I honor that silence?
My note
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