SB 3.20.47

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

SB 3.20.46

SB 3.20.48

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 47

dehena vai bhogavatā
śayāno bahu-cintayā
sarge 'nupacite krodhād
utsasarja ha tad vapuḥ

SYNONYMS

dehena—with his body; vai—indeed; bhogavatā—stretching out full length; śayānaḥ—lying fully stretched; bahu—great; cintayā—with concern; sarge—the creation; anupacite—not proceeded; krodhāt—out of anger; utsasarja—gave up; ha—in fact; tat—that; vapuḥ—body.

TRANSLATION

Once Brahmā lay down with his body stretched at full length. He was very concerned that the work of creation had not proceeded apace, and in a sullen mood he gave up that body too.