SB 8.24.40 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.40

आस्तीर्य दर्भान् प्राक्कूलान् राजर्षि: प्रागुदङ्‌मुख: । निषसाद हरे: पादौ चिन्तयन् मत्स्यरूपिण: ॥ ४० ॥

āstīrya darbhān prāk-kūlān

[aasteerya darbhaan praak-koolaan]

rājarṣiḥ prāg-udaṅ-mukhaḥ

[raajarshih praag-udan-mukhah]

niṣasāda hareḥ pādau

[nishasaada hareh paadau]

cintayan matsya-rūpiṇaḥ

[chintayan matsya-roopinah]

Word-for-word

āstīrya — spreading darbhān — kuśa grass prāk-kūlān — the upper portion facing east rāja-ṛṣiḥ — Satyavrata, the saintly King prāk-udak-mukhaḥ — looking toward the northeast (īśāna) niṣasāda — sat down hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead pādau — upon the lotus feet cintayan — meditating matsya-rūpiṇaḥ — who had assumed the form of a fish.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

āstīrya darbhān prāk-kūlān

āstīrya

spreading

darbhān

kuśa grass

prāk-kūlān

the upper portion facing east

rājarṣiḥ prāg-udaṅ-mukhaḥ

rāja-ṛṣiḥ

Satyavrata, the saintly King

prāk-udak-mukhaḥ

looking toward the northeast (īśāna)

niṣasāda hareḥ pādau

niṣasāda

sat down

hareḥ

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

pādau

upon the lotus feet

cintayan matsya-rūpiṇaḥ

cintayan

meditating

matsya-rūpiṇaḥ

who had assumed the form of a fish.

After spreading kuśa with its tips pointing east, the saintly King, himself facing the northeast, sat down on the grass and began to meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who had assumed the form of a fish.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

After spreading kuśa with its tips pointing east, the saintly King, facing the northeast, sat down on the grass and began to meditate upon the Lord in the form of a fish. He faced in the north-eastern direction.

Personal Guidance

Satyavrata spread kuśa with tips east, faced northeast, sat down, and meditated on Viṣṇu-as-fish. The waiting is structured: specific grass, specific direction, specific image. Method makes meditation possible.

Reflection Questions

Where do I attempt meditation without the structural details that scripture provides?
What single structural detail would deepen my regular practice?

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