Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.34
दूरभारोद्वहश्रान्ता: शक्रवैरोचनादय: ।
अपारयन्तस्तं वोढुं विवशा विजहु: पथि ॥ ३४ ॥
dūra-bhārodvaha-śrāntāḥ
[doora-bhaarodvaha-shraantaah]
śakra-vairocanādayaḥ
[shakra-vairochanaadayah]
apārayantas taṁ voḍhuṁ
[apaarayantas tam vodhum]
vivaśā vijahuḥ pathi
[vivashaa vijahuh pathi]
Word-for-word
dūra
—
for a great distance
bhāra-udvaha
—
by carrying the great load
śrāntāḥ
—
being fatigued
śakra
—
King Indra
vairocana-ādayaḥ
—
and Mahārāja Bali (the son of Virocana) and others
apārayantaḥ
—
being unable
tam
—
the mountain
voḍhum
—
to bear
vivaśāḥ
—
being unable
vijahuḥ
—
gave up
pathi
—
on the way.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dūra-bhārodvaha-śrāntāḥ
dūra
for a great distance
bhāra-udvaha
by carrying the great load
śrāntāḥ
being fatigued
śakra-vairocanādayaḥ
śakra
King Indra
vairocana-ādayaḥ
and Mahārāja Bali (the son of Virocana) and others
apārayantas taṁ voḍhuṁ
apārayantaḥ
being unable
tam
the mountain
voḍhum
to bear
vivaśā vijahuḥ pathi
vivaśāḥ
being unable
vijahuḥ
gave up
pathi
on the way.
Because of conveying the great mountain for a long distance, King Indra, Mahārāja Bali and the other demigods and demons became fatigued. Being unable to carry the mountain, they left it on the way.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Because of conveying the great mountain for a long distance, Indra, Bali and the others became fatigued. Unable to carry the mountain further, helplessly they gave up carrying it on the way.
Personal Guidance
Halfway there, exhausted, they put the mountain down. Even the best efforts run out of strength somewhere. Fatigue at the threshold of a sacred work is normal — not a sign you chose wrong, but a sign the Lord is about to enter.
Reflection Questions
- What service have I put down out of exhaustion that I might be tempted to call a mistake?
- Can I let fatigue be the doorway through which I admit I need divine help?
My note
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