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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.21

तत आदाय सा राज्ञा क्षिप्ता राजन् सरोवरे । तदावृत्यात्मना सोऽयं महामीनोऽन्ववर्धत ॥ २१ ॥
tata ādāya sā rājñā
[tata aadaaya saa raajnaa]
kṣiptā rājan sarovare
[kshiptaa raajan sarovare]
tad āvṛtyātmanā so ’yaṁ
[tad aavrityaatmanaa so ’yam]
mahā-mīno ’nvavardhata
[mahaa-meeno ’nvavardhata]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — from there ādāya — taking away sā — the fish rājñā — by the King kṣiptā — being thrown rājan — O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) sarovare — in a lake tat — that āvṛtya — covering ātmanā — by the body saḥ — the fish ayam — this mahā-mīnaḥ — gigantic fish anvavardhata — immediately developed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tata ādāya sā rājñā
tataḥ
from there
ādāya
taking away
sā
the fish
rājñā
by the King
kṣiptā rājan sarovare
kṣiptā
being thrown
rājan
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
sarovare
in a lake
tad āvṛtyātmanā so ’yaṁ
tat
that
āvṛtya
covering
ātmanā
by the body
saḥ
the fish
ayam
this
mahā-mīno ’nvavardhata
mahā-mīnaḥ
gigantic fish
anvavardhata
immediately developed.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! The King took the fish from the well and threw it in a lake, but the fish then expanded into a gigantic fish filling the whole lake. The fish covered the lake with its body.
Personal Guidance
The King put the fish in a lake; the fish assumed a gigantic form exceeding the water. Each container is fully filled and exceeded. The expansion does not pause for the host's strategy.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is the Lord's growth in my life outpacing my strategic accommodation?
  • What if I stopped trying to size my container and simply offered the next bigger thing available?
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