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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.16

मथ्यमानात् तथा सिन्धोर्देवासुरवरूथपै: । यदा सुधा न जायेत निर्ममन्थाजित: स्वयम् ॥ १६ ॥
mathyamānāt tathā sindhor
[mathyamaanaat tathaa sindhor]
devāsura-varūtha-paiḥ
[devaasura-varootha-paih]
yadā sudhā na jāyeta
[yadaa sudhaa na jaayeta]
nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam
[nirmamanthaajitah svayam]
Word-for-word
mathyamānāt — sufficiently being churned tathā — in this way sindhoḥ — from the Ocean of Milk deva — of the demigods asura — and the demons varūtha-paiḥ — by the best yadā — when sudhā — nectar na jāyeta — did not come out nirmamantha — churned ajitaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita svayam — personally.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mathyamānāt tathā sindhor
mathyamānāt
sufficiently being churned
tathā
in this way
sindhoḥ
from the Ocean of Milk
devāsura-varūtha-paiḥ
deva
of the demigods
asura
and the demons
varūtha-paiḥ
by the best
yadā sudhā na jāyeta
yadā
when
sudhā
nectar
na jāyeta
did not come out
nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam
nirmamantha
churned
ajitaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita
svayam
personally.
When nectar did not come from the Ocean of Milk, despite so much endeavor by the best of the demigods and demons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita, personally began to churn the ocean.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When nectar did not appear from the ocean of milk from churning by the best of the devatās and demons, Ajita personally began to churn the ocean. The nectar did not come out because first the impure parts had to be taken out. Only then could the nectar appear.
Personal Guidance
When the demigods and demons could not produce nectar, the Lord Ajita Himself began to churn. There comes a point in every spiritual project where our effort stalls and the Lord must directly enter the work. We do not have to do it all.
Reflection Questions
  • What in my life have I been churning fruitlessly that I have not yet asked the Lord to take over?
  • Can I distinguish between not-trying-hard-enough and time-to-step-back-and-let-Him?
📝 My note

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