Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.59.24
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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astauṣīt
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she praised
Imperfect of √stu (to praise). Stava/stotra is one of the nine limbs of bhakti (śravaṇam kīrtanam viṣṇoḥ...). Bhūmi's prayer that follows is a model stava — Gauḍīyas use it as one of several earth-goddess hymns alongside the prayers of Pṛthu's mother and other devotee-mothers.
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prāñjaliḥ
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with folded palms
Compound: pra (forward) + añjali (cupped palms). The standard posture of supplication — Gauḍīyas note that bhakti always finds its hands first.
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bhakti - pravaṇayā
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with a mentality inclined toward devotion
Compound: bhakti + pravaṇa (inclined, sloped toward). Bhakti is here described as the heart's natural slope — water finds the low ground; the devoted heart finds Bhagavān.
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viśva - īśam
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Lord of the universe
Compound: viśva (universe) + īśa (Lord). The first epithet Bhūmi reaches for is cosmic — her grief is contained, theology comes first.
After offering the stolen items, she, overwhelmed with devotion in her mind (dhiyā), in order to praise him, first offered respects and then folded her hands. Or lowering her head and folding her hands she began praising him, since he was Lord of the universe and thus worshipped by the best devatās like Brahmā. She praised him with such words.
After offering the stolen items, she, overwhelmed with devotion in her mind (dhiyā), in order to praise him, first offered respects and then folded her hands. Or lowering her head and folding her hands, she began praising him, since he was Lord of the universe and thus worshipped by the best devatās like Brahmā. She praised him with such words. This was because she was dear to the Lord (devī) or shining (devī) with bhakti. This indicates that she knew the glories of the Lord. O king, please understand the meaning of the prayers.
A mother who has just lost her son bows to the Person who took him and speaks to Him as Lord of the universe. Bhūmi's prāñjali — folded palms — is the most condensed teaching in the chapter: even in grief, the devotee's hands know which way to fold.
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