Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.15.21
विप्लावितं स्वशिबिरं प्रतिस्रोत:सरिज्जलै: ।
नामृष्यत् तस्य तद् वीर्यं वीरमानी दशानन: ॥ २१ ॥
viplāvitaṁ sva-śibiraṁ
[viplaavitam sva-shibiram]
pratisrotaḥ-sarij-jalaiḥ
[pratisrotah-sarij-jalaih]
nāmṛṣyat tasya tad vīryaṁ
[naamrishyat tasya tad veeryam]
vīramānī daśānanaḥ
[veeramaanee dashaananah]
Word-for-word
viplāvitam
—
having been inundated
sva-śibiram
—
his own camp
pratisrotaḥ
—
which was flowing in the opposite direction
sarit-jalaiḥ
—
by the water of the river
na
—
not
amṛṣyat
—
could tolerate
tasya
—
of Kārtavīryārjuna
tat vīryam
—
that influence
vīramānī
—
considering himself very heroic
daśa-ānanaḥ
—
the ten-headed Rāvaṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viplāvitaṁ sva-śibiraṁ
viplāvitam
having been inundated
sva-śibiram
his own camp
pratisrotaḥ-sarij-jalaiḥ
pratisrotaḥ
which was flowing in the opposite direction
sarit-jalaiḥ
by the water of the river
nāmṛṣyat tasya tad vīryaṁ
na
not
amṛṣyat
could tolerate
tasya
of Kārtavīryārjuna
tat vīryam
that influence
vīramānī
considering himself very heroic
vīramānī daśānanaḥ
daśa-ānanaḥ
the ten-headed Rāvaṇa.
Because Kārtavīryārjuna made the water flow in the opposite direction, the camp of Rāvaṇa, which was set up on the bank of the Narmadā near the city of Māhiṣmatī, was inundated. This was unbearable to the ten-headed Rāvaṇa, who considered himself a great hero and could not tolerate Kārtavīryārjuna’s power.
Purport
Rāvaṇa was out touring to gain victory over all other countries ( dig-vijaya ), and he had camped on the bank of the Narmadā River near the city of Māhiṣmatī.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Because Kārtavīryārjuna made the water flow in the opposite direction, the camp of Rāvaṇa, which was set up on the bank of the Narmadā near the city of Māhiṣmatī, was inundated. Rāvaṇa, considering himself a great hero, could not tolerate Kārtavīryārjuna's power.
Rāvaṇa, conquering the directions, was worshipping devatās at Māhiṣmatī. The river flowed back because of the obstruction created by Kārtavīryārjuna. Seeing his encampment flooded by the water of the Revā River, he could not tolerate Kārtavīryārjuna’s strength. He went to fight with him.
Personal Guidance
The diverted river inundates Rāvaṇa's camp. Even our recreational shows of power can flood the camps of people we never intended to provoke — and not all those camps are weaker than we are.
Reflection Questions
- Whose 'camp' have I inundated as a side effect of my own display?
- Where could a quieter exercise of strength avoid creating new enemies?
My note
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