Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.35
निपतन्स गिरिस्तत्र बहूनमरदानवान् ।
चूर्णयामास महता भारेण कनकाचल: ॥ ३५ ॥
nipatan sa giris tatra
[nipatan sa giris tatra]
bahūn amara-dānavān
[bahoon amara-daanavaan]
cūrṇayām āsa mahatā
[choornayaam aasa mahataa]
bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ
[bhaarena kanakaachalah]
Word-for-word
nipatan
—
falling down
saḥ
—
that
giriḥ
—
mountain
tatra
—
there
bahūn
—
many
amara-dānavān
—
demigods and demons
cūrṇayām āsa
—
were smashed
mahatā
—
by great
bhāreṇa
—
weight
kanaka-acalaḥ
—
the golden mountain known as Mandara.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nipatan sa giris tatra
nipatan
falling down
saḥ
that
giriḥ
mountain
tatra
there
bahūn amara-dānavān
bahūn
many
amara-dānavān
demigods and demons
cūrṇayām āsa mahatā
cūrṇayām āsa
were smashed
mahatā
by great
bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ
bhāreṇa
weight
kanaka-acalaḥ
the golden mountain known as Mandara.
The mountain known as Mandara, which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, fell and smashed many demigods and demons.
Purport
By constitution, gold is heavier than stone. Since Mandara Mountain was made of gold and was therefore heavier than stone, the demigods and demons could not properly carry it to the Ocean of Milk.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The golden mountain, falling down, crushed many devatās and demons with its heavy weight.
The mountain is called kanaka acala, or “golden mountain.” Acala also means immovable. Because of the weight of the gold, the mountain could not be moved. Gold is heavier than stones.
Personal Guidance
The golden mountain fell and crushed many demigods and demons. Spiritual undertakings, mishandled, can hurt the very people trying to do them. Heavy things require not only enthusiasm but the right method and the right helper.
Reflection Questions
- What 'heavy' spiritual project have I tried to carry with mere enthusiasm rather than method?
- Whom have I unintentionally hurt because I would not pause to seek proper guidance?
My note
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