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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.46

प्रस्कन्नं पिबत: पाणेर्यत् किञ्चिज्जगृहु: स्म तत् । वृश्चिकाहिविषौषध्यो दन्दशूकाश्च येऽपरे ॥ ४६ ॥
praskannaṁ pibataḥ pāṇer
[praskannam pibatah paaner]
yat kiñcij jagṛhuḥ sma tat
[yat kinchij jagrihuh sma tat]
vṛścikāhi-viṣauṣadhyo
[vrishchikaahi-vishaushadhyo]
dandaśūkāś ca ye ’pare
[dandashookaash cha ye ’pare]
Word-for-word
praskannam — scattered here and there pibataḥ — of Lord Śiva while drinking pāṇeḥ — from the palm yat — which kiñcit — very little jagṛhuḥ — took the opportunity to drink sma — indeed tat — that vṛścika — the scorpions ahi — the cobras viṣa-auṣadhyaḥ — poisonous drugs dandaśūkāḥ ca — and animals whose bites are poisonous ye — who apare — other living entities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
praskannaṁ pibataḥ pāṇer
praskannam
scattered here and there
pibataḥ
of Lord Śiva while drinking
pāṇeḥ
from the palm
yat kiñcij jagṛhuḥ sma tat
yat
which
kiñcit
very little
jagṛhuḥ
took the opportunity to drink
sma
indeed
tat
that
vṛścikāhi-viṣauṣadhyo
vṛścika
the scorpions
ahi
the cobras
viṣa-auṣadhyaḥ
poisonous drugs
dandaśūkāś ca ye ’pare
dandaśūkāḥ ca
and animals whose bites are poisonous
ye
who
apare
other living entities.
Scorpions, cobras, poisonous drugs and other animals whose bites are poisonous took the opportunity to drink whatever little poison had fallen and scattered from Lord Śiva’s hand while he was drinking.
Purport

Mosquitoes, jackals, dogs and other varieties of dandaśūka, or animals whose bites are poisonous, drank the poison of the samudra-manthana, the churned ocean, since it was available after it fell from the palms of Lord Śiva.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Scorpions, cobras, poisonous plants and other poisonous animals drank whatever little amount of poison splashed from Śiva’s hand as he drank. The scorpions, snakes, and others, such as dogs and jackals, drank what fell from the hand of Śiva when he drank. Thus ends the commentary on the Seventh Chapter of the Eighth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Eight The Demons Steal the Nectar
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Personal Guidance
Scorpions and snakes drank the spilled drops and became poisonous themselves. Even fragments of greatness, mishandled, transmit power. We absorb what we drink from — choose carefully the spillovers we lap up.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'spilled' influence am I currently absorbing from my environment without consent?
  • Where do I lap up small toxic drops because they are available, when I should be seeking pure sources?
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