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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.24.54

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्तवन्तं नृपतिं भगवानादिपूरुष: । मत्स्यरूपी महाम्भोधौ विहरंस्तत्त्वमब्रवीत् ॥ ५४ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ity uktavantaṁ nṛpatiṁ
[ity uktavantam nripatim]
bhagavān ādi-pūruṣaḥ
[bhagavaan aadi-poorushah]
matsya-rūpī mahāmbhodhau
[matsya-roopee mahaambhodhau]
viharaṁs tattvam abravīt
[viharams tattvam abraveet]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti — thus uktavantam — being addressed by Mahārāja Satyavrata nṛpatim — unto the King bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ādi-pūruṣaḥ — the original person matsya-rūpī — who had assumed the form of a fish mahā-ambhodhau — in that water of inundation viharan — while moving tattvam abravīt — explained the Absolute Truth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ity uktavantaṁ nṛpatiṁ
iti
thus
uktavantam
being addressed by Mahārāja Satyavrata
nṛpatim
unto the King
bhagavān ādi-pūruṣaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ādi-pūruṣaḥ
the original person
matsya-rūpī mahāmbhodhau
matsya-rūpī
who had assumed the form of a fish
mahā-ambhodhau
in that water of inundation
viharaṁs tattvam abravīt
viharan
while moving
tattvam abravīt
explained the Absolute Truth.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When Satyavrata had thus prayed to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had assumed the form of a fish, the Lord, while moving in the water of inundation, explained to him the Absolute Truth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Satyavrata had thus prayed to the Supreme Lord in the form of a fish, the Lord, while moving in the water of inundation, explained to him the Absolute Truth.
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Personal Guidance
When Satyavrata prayed thus, the Lord — moving in the inundation — explained to him the Absolute Truth. Movement and instruction together. The Lord teaches in motion, not only in stillness.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I expect divine teaching to come in calm sitting, or am I open to it while in motion?
  • Where might He be teaching me right now, in the very turbulence I am trying to escape?
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