Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.36
तांस्तथा भग्नमनसो भग्नबाहूरुकन्धरान् ।
विज्ञाय भगवांस्तत्र बभूव गरुडध्वज: ॥ ३६ ॥
tāṁs tathā bhagna-manaso
[taams tathaa bhagna-manaso]
bhagna-bāhūru-kandharān
[bhagna-baahooru-kandharaan]
vijñāya bhagavāṁs tatra
[vijnaaya bhagavaams tatra]
babhūva garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
[babhoova garuda-dhvajah]
Word-for-word
tān
—
all the demigods and demons
tathā
—
thereafter
bhagna-manasaḥ
—
being brokenhearted
bhagna-bāhu
—
with broken arms
ūru
—
thighs
kandharān
—
and shoulders
vijñāya
—
knowing
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu
tatra
—
there
babhūva
—
appeared
garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
—
being carried on Garuḍa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tāṁs tathā bhagna-manaso
tān
all the demigods and demons
tathā
thereafter
bhagna-manasaḥ
being brokenhearted
bhagna-bāhūru-kandharān
bhagna-bāhu
with broken arms
ūru
thighs
kandharān
and shoulders
vijñāya bhagavāṁs tatra
vijñāya
knowing
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu
tatra
there
babhūva garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
babhūva
appeared
garuḍa-dhvajaḥ
being carried on Garuḍa.
The demigods and demons were frustrated and disheartened, and their arms, thighs and shoulders were broken. Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who knows everything, appeared there on the back of His carrier, Garuḍa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord, understanding that they were all discouraged, with broken arms, legs and shoulders, appeared there riding on Garuḍa.
Babhūva means “he made his appearance.”
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Personal Guidance
Crushed, broken, frustrated — and only then did the Lord appear, riding Garuḍa. Often the Lord waits for the end of our self-effort before stepping in. Brokenness is not the obstacle; it is the appointed moment of His arrival.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I still relying on my arms, thighs, and shoulders before allowing the Lord to come?
- What recent 'breaking' might actually be the prelude to His appearance, not a sign of His absence?
My note
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