Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.18.16
कमण्डलुं वेदगर्भ: कुशान्सप्तर्षयो ददु: ।
अक्षमालां महाराज सरस्वत्यव्ययात्मन: ॥ १६ ॥
kamaṇḍaluṁ veda-garbhaḥ
[kamandalum veda-garbhah]
kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ
[kushaan saptarshayo daduh]
akṣa-mālāṁ mahārāja
[aksha-maalaam mahaaraaja]
sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
[sarasvaty avyayaatmanah]
Word-for-word
kamaṇḍalum
—
a waterpot
veda-garbhaḥ
—
Lord Brahmā
kuśān
—
kuśa grass
sapta-ṛṣayaḥ
—
the seven sages
daduḥ
—
offered
akṣa-mālām
—
a string of Rudrākṣa beads
mahārāja
—
O King
sarasvatī
—
the goddess Sarasvatī
avyaya-ātmanaḥ
—
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kamaṇḍaluṁ veda-garbhaḥ
kamaṇḍalum
a waterpot
veda-garbhaḥ
Lord Brahmā
kuśān saptarṣayo daduḥ
kuśān
kuśa grass
sapta-ṛṣayaḥ
the seven sages
daduḥ
offered
akṣa-mālāṁ mahārāja
akṣa-mālām
a string of Rudrākṣa beads
mahārāja
O King
sarasvaty avyayātmanaḥ
sarasvatī
the goddess Sarasvatī
avyaya-ātmanaḥ
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
O King, Lord Brahmā offered a waterpot to the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, the seven sages offered Him kuśa grass, and mother Sarasvatī gave Him a string of Rudrākṣa beads.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Brahmā offered a water pot to the inexhaustible Lord, the seven sages offered him kuśa grass, and Sarasvatī gave him a string of beads.
Personal Guidance
Brahmā offered a waterpot; the seven sages, kuśa grass; Sarasvatī, Rudrākṣa beads. The whole cosmic order contributed accessories. None too small, none too great. Everyone gives.
Reflection Questions
- What 'small' contribution could I make that I have been delaying as too modest?
- Whom in my community waits to be invited to contribute, however little?
My note
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