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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.11

स तन्निकेतं परिमृश्य शून्य- मपश्यमान: कुपितो ननाद । क्ष्मां द्यां दिश: खं विवरान्समुद्रान् विष्णुं विचिन्वन् न ददर्श वीर: ॥ ११ ॥
sa tan-niketaṁ parimṛśya śūnyam
[sa tan-niketam parimrishya shoonyam]
apaśyamānaḥ kupito nanāda
[apashyamaanah kupito nanaada]
kṣmāṁ dyāṁ diśaḥ khaṁ vivarān samudrān
[kshmaam dyaam dishah kham vivaraan samudraan]
viṣṇuṁ vicinvan na dadarśa vīraḥ
[vishnum vichinvan na dadarsha veerah]
Word-for-word
saḥ — that Hiraṇyakaśipu tat-niketam — the residence of Lord Viṣṇu parimṛśya — searching śūnyam — vacant apaśyamānaḥ — not seeing Lord Viṣṇu kupitaḥ — being very angry nanāda — cried very loudly kṣmām — on the surface of the earth dyām — in outer space diśaḥ — in all directions kham — in the sky vivarān — in all the caves samudrān — all the oceans viṣṇum — Lord Viṣṇu vicinvan — searching for na — not dadarśa — did see vīraḥ — although he was very powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tan-niketaṁ parimṛśya śūnyam
saḥ
that Hiraṇyakaśipu
tat-niketam
the residence of Lord Viṣṇu
parimṛśya
searching
śūnyam
vacant
apaśyamānaḥ kupito nanāda
apaśyamānaḥ
not seeing Lord Viṣṇu
kupitaḥ
being very angry
nanāda
cried very loudly
kṣmāṁ dyāṁ diśaḥ khaṁ vivarān samudrān
kṣmām
on the surface of the earth
dyām
in outer space
diśaḥ
in all directions
kham
in the sky
vivarān
in all the caves
samudrān
all the oceans
viṣṇuṁ vicinvan na dadarśa vīraḥ
viṣṇum
Lord Viṣṇu
vicinvan
searching for
na
not
dadarśa
did see
vīraḥ
although he was very powerful.
Upon seeing that the residence of Lord Viṣṇu was vacant, Hiraṇyakaśipu began searching for Lord Viṣṇu everywhere. Angry at not seeing Him, Hiraṇyakaśipu screamed loudly and searched the entire universe, including the surface of the earth, the higher planetary systems, all directions and all the caves and oceans. But Hiraṇyakaśipu, the greatest hero, did not see Viṣṇu anywhere.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Searching for Viṣṇu and finding him absent from his house, Hiraṇyakaśipu became angry and screamed loudly. The hero searched the earth, Svarga, all directions, antarikṣa, the caves and ocean, but did not see Viṣṇu anywhere.
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Personal Guidance
Hiraṇyakaśipu, finding Viṣṇu's residence empty, screamed and searched the universe — earth, heavens, caves, oceans — and found nothing. We search everywhere except where He actually is. External seeking guarantees missing.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I searching the 'caves and oceans' of my life for something present in my own chest?
  • What external solution have I exhausted that the situation has been internal all along?
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