Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.18
नाहं कमण्डलावस्मिन् कृच्छ्रं वस्तुमिहोत्सहे ।
कल्पयौक: सुविपुलं यत्राहं निवसे सुखम् ॥ १८ ॥
nāhaṁ kamaṇḍalāv asmin
[naaham kamandalaav asmin]
kṛcchraṁ vastum ihotsahe
[krichchram vastum ihotsahe]
kalpayaukaḥ suvipulaṁ
[kalpayaukah suvipulam]
yatrāhaṁ nivase sukham
[yatraaham nivase sukham]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
aham
—
I
kamaṇḍalau
—
in this waterpot
asmin
—
in this
kṛcchram
—
with great difficulty
vastum
—
to live
iha
—
here
utsahe
—
like
kalpaya
—
just consider
okaḥ
—
residential place
su-vipulam
—
more expanded
yatra
—
wherein
aham
—
I
nivase
—
can live
sukham
—
in pleasure.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāhaṁ kamaṇḍalāv asmin
na
not
aham
I
kamaṇḍalau
in this waterpot
asmin
in this
kṛcchraṁ vastum ihotsahe
kṛcchram
with great difficulty
vastum
to live
iha
here
utsahe
like
kalpayaukaḥ suvipulaṁ
kalpaya
just consider
okaḥ
residential place
su-vipulam
more expanded
yatrāhaṁ nivase sukham
yatra
wherein
aham
I
nivase
can live
sukham
in pleasure.
O My dear King, I do not like living in this waterpot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please find some better reservoir of water where I can live comfortably.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I do not like living in this water pot with such great difficulty. Therefore, please make some bigger residence where I can live comfortably.
Personal Guidance
The fish said: I do not like this waterpot — please find a better reservoir where I can live comfortably. Honest communication of need from the guest. The Lord articulates what the host should already see.
Reflection Questions
- Where has the Lord, through my circumstances, been telling me to expand my container?
- What current discomfort is actually the divine telling me to upgrade?
My note
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