SB 9.1.25 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.25

सुकुमारवनं मेरोरधस्तात् प्रविवेश ह । यत्रास्ते भगवाञ्छर्वो रममाण: सहोमया ॥ २५ ॥

sukumāra-vanaṁ meror

[sukumaara-vanam meror]

adhastāt praviveśa ha

[adhastaat pravivesha ha]

yatrāste bhagavāṣ charvo

[yatraaste bhagavaash charvo]

ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā

[ramamaanah sahomayaa]

Word-for-word

sukumāra-vanam — the forest known as Sukumāra meroḥ adhastāt — at the foot of Mount Meru praviveśa ha — he entered yatra — wherein āste — was bhagavān — the most powerful (demigod) śarvaḥ — Lord Śiva ramamāṇaḥ — engaged in enjoyment saha umayā — with Umā, his wife.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sukumāra-vanaṁ meror

sukumāra-vanam

the forest known as Sukumāra

meroḥ adhastāt

at the foot of Mount Meru

adhastāt praviveśa ha

praviveśa ha

he entered

yatrāste bhagavāṣ charvo

yatra

wherein

āste

was

bhagavān

the most powerful (demigod)

ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā

śarvaḥ

Lord Śiva

ramamāṇaḥ

engaged in enjoyment

saha umayā

with Umā, his wife.

There in the north, at the bottom of Mount Meru, is a forest known as Sukumāra where Lord Śiva always enjoys with Umā. Sudyumna entered that forest.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

There in the north, at the foot of Mount Meru, he entered a forest known as Sukumāra where Lord Śiva always enjoys with Umā.

Personal Guidance

Sudyumna unknowingly enters Sukumāra, Śiva's private forest with Umā. Ignorance of sacred boundaries does not protect us from their consequences.

Reflection Questions

What sacred spaces — temple, sādhu's room, another's marriage — have I treated casually because I did not know better?
Where am I overdue to ask what the protocol actually is before barging in?

📝 My note

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