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]
Word-for-word
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
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.
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Personal Guidance
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?
My note
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