Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.32
श्रीभगवानुवाच
सप्तमे ह्यद्यतनादूर्ध्वमहन्येतदरिंदम ।
निमङ्क्ष्यत्यप्ययाम्भोधौ त्रैलोक्यं भूर्भुवादिकम् ॥ ३२ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
saptame hy adyatanād ūrdhvam
[saptame hy adyatanaad oordhvam]
ahany etad arindama
[ahany etad arindama]
nimaṅkṣyaty apyayāmbhodhau
[nimankshyaty apyayaambhodhau]
trailokyaṁ bhūr-bhuvādikam
[trailokyam bhoor-bhuvaadikam]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
saptame
—
on the seventh
hi
—
indeed
adyatanāt
—
from today
ūrdhvam
—
forward
ahani
—
on the day
etat
—
this creation
arimdama
—
O King who can subdue your enemies
nimaṅkṣyati
—
shall be inundated
apyaya-ambhodhau
—
in the ocean of destruction
trailokyam
—
the three lokas
bhūḥ-bhuva-ādikam
—
namely Bhūrloka, Bhuvarloka and Svarloka.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
saptame hy adyatanād ūrdhvam
saptame
on the seventh
hi
indeed
adyatanāt
from today
ūrdhvam
forward
ahany etad arindama
ahani
on the day
etat
this creation
arimdama
O King who can subdue your enemies
nimaṅkṣyaty apyayāmbhodhau
nimaṅkṣyati
shall be inundated
apyaya-ambhodhau
in the ocean of destruction
trailokyaṁ bhūr-bhuvādikam
trailokyam
the three lokas
bhūḥ-bhuva-ādikam
namely Bhūrloka, Bhuvarloka and Svarloka.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O King, who can subdue your enemies, on the seventh day from today the three worlds — Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ — will all merge into the water of inundation.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: O King, subduer of your enemies! On the seventh day from today the three worlds—Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ—will all merge into the water of inundation.
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Personal Guidance
On the seventh day from today, the three worlds will merge into inundation. The Lord names the date. Sacred warnings are specific, not vague. Real foresight includes timing.
Reflection Questions
- What 'seventh day' warning have I received that I treated as general anxiety?
- Where do I dismiss specific timing in dharmic instruction as merely metaphorical?
My note
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