Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.23.11-12
श्रीशुक उवाच
आज्ञां भगवतो राजन्प्रह्लादो बलिना सह ।
बाढमित्यमलप्रज्ञो मूर्ध्न्याधाय कृताञ्जलि: ॥ ११ ॥
परिक्रम्यादिपुरुषं सर्वासुरचमूपति: ।
प्रणतस्तदनुज्ञात: प्रविवेश महाबिलम् ॥ १२ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ājñāṁ bhagavato rājan
[aajnaam bhagavato raajan]
prahrādo balinā saha
[prahraado balinaa saha]
bāḍham ity amala-prajño
[baadham ity amala-prajno]
mūrdhny ādhāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
[moordhny aadhaaya kritaanjalih]
parikramyādi-puruṣaṁ
[parikramyaadi-purusham]
sarvāsura-camūpatiḥ
[sarvaasura-chamoopatih]
praṇatas tad-anujñātaḥ
[pranatas tad-anujnaatah]
praviveśa mahā-bilam
[pravivesha mahaa-bilam]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ājñām
—
the order
bhagavataḥ
—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
rājan
—
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
prahrādaḥ
—
Mahārāja Prahlāda
balinā saha
—
accompanied by Bali Mahārāja
bāḍham
—
yes, sir, what You say is all right
iti
—
thus
amala-prajñaḥ
—
Prahlāda Mahārāja, who had clear intelligence
mūrdhni
—
on his head
ādhāya
—
accepting
kṛta-añjaliḥ
—
with folded hands
parikramya
—
after circumambulating
ādi-puruṣam
—
the supreme original person, Bhagavān
sarva-asura-camūpatiḥ
—
the master of all the chiefs of the demons
praṇataḥ
—
after offering obeisances
tat-anujñātaḥ
—
being permitted by Him (Lord Vāmana)
praviveśa
—
entered
mahā-bilam
—
the planet known as Sutala.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ājñāṁ bhagavato rājan
ājñām
the order
bhagavataḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
rājan
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
prahrādo balinā saha
prahrādaḥ
Mahārāja Prahlāda
balinā saha
accompanied by Bali Mahārāja
bāḍham ity amala-prajño
bāḍham
yes, sir, what You say is all right
iti
thus
amala-prajñaḥ
Prahlāda Mahārāja, who had clear intelligence
mūrdhny ādhāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
mūrdhni
on his head
ādhāya
accepting
kṛta-añjaliḥ
with folded hands
parikramyādi-puruṣaṁ
parikramya
after circumambulating
ādi-puruṣam
the supreme original person, Bhagavān
sarva-asura-camūpatiḥ
the master of all the chiefs of the demons
sarvāsura-camūpatiḥ
praṇatas tad-anujñātaḥ
praṇataḥ
after offering obeisances
tat-anujñātaḥ
being permitted by Him (Lord Vāmana)
praviveśa mahā-bilam
praviveśa
entered
mahā-bilam
the planet known as Sutala.
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Accompanied by Bali Mahārāja, my dear King Parīkṣit, Prahlāda Mahārāja, the master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord’s order on his head with folded hands. After saying yes to the Lord, circumambulating Him and offering Him respectful obeisances, he entered the lower planetary system known as Sutala.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Accompanied by Bali Mahārāja, Prahlāda Mahārāja, the master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord's order on his head with folded hands. After agreeing and circumambulating the Lord, offering respects and taking permission, he entered Sutala.
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Personal Guidance
Accompanied by Bali, Prahlāda took the Lord's order on his head with folded hands, circumambulated, offered obeisances, and entered Sutala. Even the highest devotee responds with full protocol. Surrender includes ritual completeness.
Reflection Questions
- Do I complete the rituals of surrender or skip them as 'unnecessary' for a sincere heart?
- What does the body-level completeness of obeisance teach me about the heart-level?
My note
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