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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.20

न म एतदलं राजन् सुखं वस्तुमुदञ्चनम् । पृथु देहि पदं मह्यं यत् त्वाहं शरणं गता ॥ २० ॥
na ma etad alaṁ rājan
[na ma etad alam raajan]
sukhaṁ vastum udañcanam
[sukham vastum udanchanam]
pṛthu dehi padaṁ mahyaṁ
[prithu dehi padam mahyam]
yat tvāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatā
[yat tvaaham sharanam gataa]
na — not me — unto Me etat — this alam — fit rājan — O King sukham — in happiness vastum — to live udañcanam — reservoir of water pṛthu — very great dehi — give padam — a place mahyam — unto Me yat — which tvā — unto you aham — I śaraṇam — shelter gatā — have taken.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na ma etad alaṁ rājan
na
not
me
unto Me
etat
this
alam
fit
rājan
O King
sukhaṁ vastum udañcanam
sukham
in happiness
vastum
to live
udañcanam
reservoir of water
pṛthu dehi padaṁ mahyaṁ
pṛthu
very great
dehi
give
padam
a place
mahyam
unto Me
yat tvāhaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatā
yat
which
tvā
unto you
aham
I
śaraṇam
shelter
gatā
have taken.
The fish then said: My dear King, this reservoir of water is not fit for My happy residence. Please give Me a more extensive pool of water, for I have taken shelter of you.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! This reservoir of water is not suitable. Please give a more extensive place, for I have taken shelter of you.
This reservoir is not fit; give Me a more extensive pool. I have taken shelter of you. The Lord asks for more — and reminds the King of the prior commitment. The covenant continues.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does the Lord's repeated request remind me of a prior commitment I made?
  • What does it mean that He has 'taken shelter' of me — and am I honoring that strange inversion?
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