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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.2.23-24

स घर्मतप्त: करिभि: करेणुभि- र्वृतो मदच्युत्करभैरनुद्रुत: । गिरिं गरिम्णा परित: प्रकम्पयन् निषेव्यमाणोऽलिकुलैर्मदाशनै: ॥ २३ ॥ सरोऽनिलं पङ्कजरेणुरूषितं जिघ्रन्विदूरान्मदविह्वलेक्षण: । वृत: स्वयूथेन तृषार्दितेन तत् सरोवराभ्यासमथागमद्‌द्रुतम् ॥ २४ ॥
sa gharma-taptaḥ karibhiḥ kareṇubhir
[sa gharma-taptah karibhih karenubhir]
vṛto madacyut-karabhair anudrutaḥ
[vrito madachyut-karabhair anudrutah]
giriṁ garimṇā paritaḥ prakampayan
[girim garimnaa paritah prakampayan]
niṣevyamāṇo ’likulair madāśanaiḥ
[nishevyamaano ’likulair madaashanaih]
saro ’nilaṁ paṅkaja-reṇu-rūṣitaṁ
[saro ’nilam pankaja-renu-rooshitam]
jighran vidūrān mada-vihvalekṣaṇaḥ
[jighran vidooraan mada-vihvalekshanah]
vṛtaḥ sva-yūthena tṛṣārditena tat
[vritah sva-yoothena trishaarditena tat]
sarovarābhyāsam athāgamad drutam
[sarovaraabhyaasam athaagamad drutam]
Word-for-word
saḥ — he (the leader of the elephants) gharma-taptaḥ — perspiring karibhiḥ — by other elephants kareṇubhiḥ — as well as female elephants vṛtaḥ — surrounded mada-cyut — liquor dripping from his mouth karabhaiḥ — by small elephants anudrutaḥ — was followed girim — that mountain garimṇā — by the weight of the body paritaḥ — all around prakampayan — causing to tremble niṣevyamāṇaḥ — being served alikulaiḥ — by the bumblebees mada-aśanaiḥ — who drank honey saraḥ — from the lake anilam — the breeze paṅkaja-reṇu-rūṣitam — carrying the dust from the lotus flowers jighran — smelling vidūrāt — from a distance mada-vihvala — being intoxicated īkṣaṇaḥ — whose vision vṛtaḥ — surrounded sva-yūthena — by his own associates tṛṣārditena — who were afflicted by thirst tat — that sarovara-abhyāsam — to the bank of the lake atha — thus agamat — went drutam — very soon.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa gharma-taptaḥ karibhiḥ kareṇubhir
saḥ
he (the leader of the elephants)
gharma-taptaḥ
perspiring
karibhiḥ
by other elephants
kareṇubhiḥ
as well as female elephants
vṛto madacyut-karabhair anudrutaḥ
vṛtaḥ
surrounded
mada-cyut
liquor dripping from his mouth
karabhaiḥ
by small elephants
anudrutaḥ
was followed
giriṁ garimṇā paritaḥ prakampayan
girim
that mountain
garimṇā
by the weight of the body
paritaḥ
all around
prakampayan
causing to tremble
niṣevyamāṇo ’likulair madāśanaiḥ
niṣevyamāṇaḥ
being served
saro ’nilaṁ paṅkaja-reṇu-rūṣitaṁ
jighran vidūrān mada-vihvalekṣaṇaḥ
alikulaiḥ
by the bumblebees
vṛtaḥ sva-yūthena tṛṣārditena tat
sarovarābhyāsam athāgamad drutam
mada-aśanaiḥ
who drank honey
saraḥ
from the lake
anilam
the breeze
paṅkaja-reṇu-rūṣitam
carrying the dust from the lotus flowers
jighran
smelling
vidūrāt
from a distance
mada-vihvala
being intoxicated
īkṣaṇaḥ
whose vision
vṛtaḥ
surrounded
sva-yūthena
by his own associates
tṛṣārditena
who were afflicted by thirst
tat
that
sarovara-abhyāsam
to the bank of the lake
atha
thus
agamat
went
drutam
very soon.
Surrounded by the herd’s other elephants, including females, and followed by the young ones, Gajapati, the leader of the elephants, made Trikūṭa Mountain tremble all around because of the weight of his body. He was perspiring, liquor dripped from his mouth, and his vision was overwhelmed by intoxication. He was being served by bumblebees who drank honey, and from a distance he could smell the dust of the lotus flowers, which was carried from the lake by the breeze. Thus surrounded by his associates, who were afflicted by thirst, he soon arrived at the bank of the lake.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Surrounded by the herd's other elephants, including females, and followed by the young ones, Gajendra, perspiring, with liquid oozing from his temples, which swarms of bees drank as nectar, made Trikūṭa Mountain tremble all around because of the weight of his body. From a distance he could smell the pollen of the lotus flowers carried from the lake by the breeze. Surrounded by his associates, who were afflicted by thirst, he quickly came to the lake as was his custom. He came to the lake as was his custom (tat sarovarābhyāsam). This means without fear he would bathe there.
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Personal Guidance
Drunk on mada, surrounded by females and bees, Gajapati makes the mountain tremble as he comes to drink. Material life sweeps us along in great processions of pleasure-seeking. The very vigor that thrills us is also what carries us toward the crocodile waiting in the water.
Reflection Questions
  • Which intoxicating procession am I currently part of in my own life?
  • If I stepped briefly out of the herd, what would I notice that I cannot see while inside it?
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