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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.26.32

నిమజ్జ్యోన్మజ్జతాం ఘోరే భవాబ్ధౌ పరమాయణమ్ । సన్తో బ్రహ్మవిద: శాన్తా నౌర్దృఢేవాప్సు మజ్జతామ్ ॥ ౩౨ ॥
nimajjyonmajjatāṁ ghore
[nimajjyonmajjataam ghore]
bhavābdhau paramāyaṇam
[bhavaabdhau paramaayanam]
santo brahma-vidaḥ śāntā
[santo brahma-vidah shaantaa]
naur dṛḍhevāpsu majjatām
[naur dridhevaapsu majjataam]
nimajjya — of those who are submerging unmajjatām — and rising again ghore — in the horrible bhava — of material life abdhau — ocean parama — supreme ayanam — shelter santaḥ — saintly devotees brahma-vidaḥ — who understand the Absolute Truth śāntāḥ — peaceful nauḥ — a boat dṛḍhā — strong iva — just as apsu — in the water majjatām — for those who are drowning.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nimajjyonmajjatāṁ ghore
nimajjya
of those who are submerging
unmajjatām
and rising again
ghore
in the horrible
bhavābdhau paramāyaṇam
bhava
of material life
abdhau
ocean
parama
supreme
ayanam
shelter
santo brahma-vidaḥ śāntā
santaḥ
saintly devotees
brahma-vidaḥ
who understand the Absolute Truth
śāntāḥ
peaceful
naur dṛḍhevāpsu majjatām
nauḥ
a boat
dṛḍhā
strong
iva
just as
apsu
in the water
majjatām
for those who are drowning.
The devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those who are repeatedly rising and falling within the fearful ocean of material life. Such devotees are just like a strong boat that comes to rescue persons who are at the point of drowning.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the ultimate shelter for those who are repeatedly rising and falling within the fearful ocean of material life. Such devotees are just like a strong boat for drowning persons. The devotees are the supreme shelter for persons traveling from low to high bodies in the ocean of material life.
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