SB 8.24.17 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.17

सा तु तत्रैकरात्रेण वर्धमाना कमण्डलौ । अलब्ध्वात्मावकाशं वा इदमाह महीपतिम् ॥ १७ ॥

sā tu tatraika-rātreṇa

[saa tu tatraika-raatrena]

vardhamānā kamaṇḍalau

[vardhamaanaa kamandalau]

alabdhvātmāvakāśaṁ vā

[alabdhvaatmaavakaasham vaa]

idam āha mahīpatim

[idam aaha maheepatim]

Word-for-word

sā — that fish tu — but tatra — therein eka-rātreṇa — in one night vardhamānā — expanding kamaṇḍalau — in the waterpot alabdhvā — without attaining ātma-avakāśam — a comfortable position for His body vā — either idam — this āha — said mahī-patim — unto the King.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sā tu tatraika-rātreṇa

sā

that fish

but

tatra

therein

eka-rātreṇa

in one night

vardhamānā kamaṇḍalau

vardhamānā

expanding

kamaṇḍalau

in the waterpot

alabdhvātmāvakāśaṁ vā

alabdhvā

without attaining

ātma-avakāśam

a comfortable position for His body

vā

either

idam āha mahīpatim

idam

this

āha

said

mahī-patim

unto the King.

But in one night that fish grew so much that He could not move His body comfortably in the water of the pot. He then spoke to the King as follows.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

But in one night that fish grew so much that it could not move its body comfortably in the water of the pot. The fish then spoke to the King as follows.

Personal Guidance

In one night the fish grew so much He could not move comfortably in the pot. The divine guest outgrows our small containers fast. Our vessels are not built for what we have actually welcomed.

Reflection Questions

What in my life has grown beyond the container I prepared for it?
Where am I trying to keep the divine in a pot when it has already outgrown the kitchen?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io