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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.13

सत्यव्रतोऽञ्जलिगतां सह तोयेन भारत । उत्ससर्ज नदीतोये शफरीं द्रविडेश्वर: ॥ १३ ॥
satyavrato ’ñjali-gatāṁ
[satyavrato ’njali-gataam]
saha toyena bhārata
[saha toyena bhaarata]
utsasarja nadī-toye
[utsasarja nadee-toye]
śapharīṁ draviḍeśvaraḥ
[shaphareem dravideshvarah]
Word-for-word
satyavrataḥ — King Satyavrata añjali-gatām — in the water held in the palms of the King saha — with toyena — water bhārata — O King Parīkṣit utsasarja — threw nadī-toye — in the water of the river śapharīm — that small fish draviḍa-īśvaraḥ — Satyavrata, the King of Draviḍa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
satyavrato ’ñjali-gatāṁ
satyavrataḥ
King Satyavrata
saha toyena bhārata
utsasarja nadī-toye
añjali-gatām
in the water held in the palms of the King
śapharīṁ draviḍeśvaraḥ
saha
with
toyena
water
bhārata
O King Parīkṣit
utsasarja
threw
nadī-toye
in the water of the river
śapharīm
that small fish
draviḍa-īśvaraḥ
Satyavrata, the King of Draviḍa.
Satyavrata, the King of Draviḍadeśa, threw the fish into the water of the river along with the water in his palm, O King Parīkṣit, descendant of Bharata.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Satyavrata, the King of Draviḍadeśa, threw the fish contained in his hands into the river water.
Personal Guidance
Satyavrata threw the fish back into the river. He did the obvious thing — return the fish to its element. The dismissal is well-intentioned. Sometimes we throw away what came to us deliberately.
Reflection Questions
  • What did I 'throw back' because it didn't fit my idea of where it belonged?
  • Where could pausing to ask 'why was this in my palm?' transform an interaction?
📝 My note

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