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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.26

नैवंवीर्यो जलचरो द‍ृष्टोऽस्माभि: श्रुतोऽपि वा । यो भवान् योजनशतमह्नाभिव्यानशे सर: ॥ २६ ॥
naivaṁ vīryo jalacaro
[naivam veeryo jalacharo]
dṛṣṭo ’smābhiḥ śruto ’pi vā
[drishto ’smaabhih shruto ’pi vaa]
yo bhavān yojana-śatam
[yo bhavaan yojana-shatam]
ahnābhivyānaśe saraḥ
[ahnaabhivyaanashe sarah]
Word-for-word
na — not evam — thus vīryaḥ — powerful jala-caraḥ — aquatic dṛṣṭaḥ — seen asmābhiḥ — by us śrutaḥ api — nor heard of vā — either yaḥ — who bhavān — Your Lordship yojana-śatam — hundreds of miles ahnā — in one day abhivyānaśe — expanding saraḥ — water.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naivaṁ vīryo jalacaro
na
not
evam
thus
vīryaḥ
powerful
jala-caraḥ
aquatic
dṛṣṭo ’smābhiḥ śruto ’pi vā
dṛṣṭaḥ
seen
yo bhavān yojana-śatam
asmābhiḥ
by us
śrutaḥ api
nor heard of
vā
either
ahnābhivyānaśe saraḥ
yaḥ
who
bhavān
Your Lordship
yojana-śatam
hundreds of miles
ahnā
in one day
abhivyānaśe
expanding
saraḥ
water.
My Lord, in one day You have expanded Yourself for hundreds of miles, covering the water of the river and the ocean. Before this I had never seen or heard of such an aquatic animal.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In one day you have expanded yourself a hundreds of yojanas in the water. Before this time I had never seen or heard of such a strong fish.
Personal Guidance
In one day You have expanded for hundreds of miles — I have never seen such an aquatic. The King names the impossibility. Sometimes naming what cannot be ordinary is the start of recognizing what is divine.
Reflection Questions
  • What anomaly in my recent life have I refused to name as anomaly?
  • Where do I tame an extraordinary event by calling it ordinary?
📝 My note

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