Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.23
इत्युक्त: सोऽनयन्मत्स्यं तत्र तत्राविदासिनि ।
जलाशयेऽसम्मितं तं समुद्रे प्राक्षिपज्झषम् ॥ २३ ॥
ity uktaḥ so ’nayan matsyaṁ
[ity uktah so ’nayan matsyam]
tatra tatrāvidāsini
[tatra tatraavidaasini]
jalāśaye ’sammitaṁ taṁ
[jalaashaye ’sammitam tam]
samudre prākṣipaj jhaṣam
[samudre praakshipaj jhasham]
Word-for-word
iti uktaḥ
—
thus being requested
saḥ
—
the King
anayat
—
brought
matsyam
—
the fish
tatra
—
therein
tatra
—
therein
avidāsini
—
where the water never diminishes
jala-āśaye
—
in the reservoir of water
asammitam
—
unlimited
tam
—
unto the fish
samudre
—
in the ocean
prākṣipat
—
threw
jhaṣam
—
the gigantic fish.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity uktaḥ so ’nayan matsyaṁ
iti uktaḥ
thus being requested
tatra tatrāvidāsini
jalāśaye ’sammitaṁ taṁ
saḥ
the King
anayat
brought
matsyam
the fish
tatra
therein
tatra
therein
avidāsini
where the water never diminishes
jala-āśaye
in the reservoir of water
samudre prākṣipaj jhaṣam
asammitam
unlimited
tam
unto the fish
samudre
in the ocean
prākṣipat
threw
jhaṣam
the gigantic fish.
When thus requested, King Satyavrata took the fish to the largest reservoir of water. But when that also proved insufficient, the King at last threw the gigantic fish into the ocean.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
When thus requested, King Satyavrata took the fish to a perennial reservoir of water. But when that also proved insufficient, the King at last threw the gigantic fish into the ocean.
Asammitam means it was not big enough.
Personal Guidance
The King took the fish to the largest reservoir; even that was insufficient — at last he threw the gigantic fish into the ocean. Eventually we reach the only container that suffices. The ocean is His proper element.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I delaying the ocean-level offering by trying intermediate reservoirs?
- What 'ocean' in my life have I been avoiding because it would require admitting He is that large?
My note
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