SB 10.20.47

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana

SB 10.20.46 - SB 10.20.48

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 47

udahṛṣyan vārijāni

sūryotthāne kumud vinā

rājñā tu nirbhayā lokā

yathā dasyūn vinā nṛpa

SYNONYMS

udahṛṣyan — blossomed abundantly; vāri-jāni — the lotuses; sūrya — the sun; utthāne — when it had arisen; kumut — the night-blooming kumut lotus; vinā — except; rājñā — because of the presence of a king; tu — indeed; nirbhayāḥ — fearless; lokāḥ — the populace; yathā — as; dasyūn — the thieves; vinā — except for; nṛpa — O King.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

O King Parīkṣit, when the autumn sun rose, all the lotus flowers blossomed happily, except the night-blooming kumut, just as in the presence of a strong ruler everyone becomes fearless, except the thieves.

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