Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.5.3
अम्बरीष उवाच
त्वमग्निर्भगवान् सूर्यस्त्वं सोमो ज्योतिषां पति: ।
त्वमापस्त्वं क्षितिर्व्योम वायुर्मात्रेन्द्रियाणि च ॥ ३ ॥
ambarīṣa uvāca
[ambareesha uvaacha]
tvam agnir bhagavān sūryas
[tvam agnir bhagavaan sooryas]
tvaṁ somo jyotiṣāṁ patiḥ
[tvam somo jyotishaam patih]
tvam āpas tvaṁ kṣitir vyoma
[tvam aapas tvam kshitir vyoma]
vāyur mātrendriyāṇi ca
[vaayur maatrendriyaani cha]
Word-for-word
ambarīṣaḥ
—
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa
uvāca
—
said
tvam
—
you (are)
agniḥ
—
the fire
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
sūryaḥ
—
the sun
tvam
—
you (are)
somaḥ
—
the moon
jyotiṣām
—
of all the luminaries
patiḥ
—
the master
tvam
—
you (are)
āpaḥ
—
water
tvam
—
you (are)
kṣitiḥ
—
earth
vyoma
—
sky
vāyuḥ
—
the air
mātra
—
the objects of the senses
indriyāṇi
—
and the senses
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ambarīṣa uvāca
ambarīṣaḥ
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa
uvāca
said
tvam agnir bhagavān sūryas
tvam
you (are)
agniḥ
the fire
bhagavān
the most powerful
sūryaḥ
the sun
tvaṁ somo jyotiṣāṁ patiḥ
tvam
you (are)
somaḥ
the moon
jyotiṣām
of all the luminaries
patiḥ
the master
tvam āpas tvaṁ kṣitir vyoma
tvam
you (are)
āpaḥ
water
tvam
you (are)
kṣitiḥ
earth
vyoma
sky
vāyur mātrendriyāṇi ca
vāyuḥ
the air
mātra
the objects of the senses
indriyāṇi
and the senses
ca
also.
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa said: O Sudarśana cakra, you are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects [sound, touch, form, taste and smell], and you are the senses also.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa said: O Sudarśana cakra! You are fire, you are the most powerful sun, and you are the moon, the master of all luminaries. You are water, earth and sky, you are the air, you are the five sense objects [sound, touch, form, taste and smell], and you are the senses.
Personal Guidance
Ambarīṣa addresses the Lord's weapon as the very fabric of the cosmos — fire, sun, moon, elements, senses. Seeing everything as belonging to the Lord transforms even a fearsome force into something we can speak to with reverence.
Reflection Questions
- Do I relate to the elements and senses as random matter or as instruments of a higher will?
- What 'frightening' force in my life might soften if I addressed it as part of God's arrangement?
My note
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