SB 8.7.6 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.6

मथ्यमानेऽर्णवे सोऽद्रिरनाधारो ह्यपोऽविशत् । ध्रियमाणोऽपि बलिभिर्गौरवात् पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ ६ ॥

mathyamāne ’rṇave so ’drir

[mathyamaane ’rnave so ’drir]

anādhāro hy apo ’viśat

[anaadhaaro hy apo ’vishat]

dhriyamāṇo ’pi balibhir

[dhriyamaano ’pi balibhir]

gauravāt pāṇḍu-nandana

[gauravaat paandu-nandana]

Word-for-word

mathyamāne — while the churning was going on arṇave — in the Ocean of Milk saḥ — that adriḥ — hill anādhāraḥ — without being supported by anything hi — indeed apaḥ — in the water aviśat — drowned dhriyamāṇaḥ — captured api — although balibhiḥ — by the powerful demigods and demons gauravāt — from being very heavy pāṇḍu-nandana — O son of Pāṇḍu (Mahārāja Parīkṣit).

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mathyamāne ’rṇave so ’drir

mathyamāne

while the churning was going on

anādhāro hy apo ’viśat

arṇave

in the Ocean of Milk

saḥ

that

adriḥ

hill

dhriyamāṇo ’pi balibhir

anādhāraḥ

without being supported by anything

indeed

apaḥ

in the water

gauravāt pāṇḍu-nandana

aviśat

drowned

dhriyamāṇaḥ

captured

api

although

balibhiḥ

by the powerful demigods and demons

gauravāt

from being very heavy

pāṇḍu-nandana

O son of Pāṇḍu (Mahārāja Parīkṣit).

O son of the Pāṇḍu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus being used as a churning rod in the Ocean of Milk, it had no support, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the demigods and demons, it sank into the water.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O son of the Pāṇḍu dynasty! While the ocean was being churned, Mandara Mountain, though held by the strong devatās and demons, sank in the water because it had no support, because of its weight.

Personal Guidance

Without support, the mountain sank — even with both armies pulling. Strength applied to the wrong base produces nothing. Spiritual effort needs a foundation; without it, our churning just disappears beneath the surface.

Reflection Questions

What 'support' is missing under my current sādhana that is causing it to sink despite effort?
Am I trying to churn without first ensuring something stable beneath?

📝 My note

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