SB 3.20.24

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

SB 3.20.23 - SB 3.20.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

tato hasan sa bhagavān

asurair nirapatrapaiḥ

anvīyamānas tarasā

kruddho bhītaḥ parāpatat

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; hasan — laughing; saḥ bhagavān — the worshipful Lord Brahmā; asuraiḥ — by the demons; nirapatrapaiḥ — shameless; anvīyamānaḥ — being followed; tarasā — in great haste; kruddhaḥ — angry; bhītaḥ — being afraid; parāpatat — ran away.

TRANSLATION

The worshipful Brahmā first laughed at their stupidity, but finding the shameless asuras close upon him, he grew indignant and ran in great haste out of fear.

PURPORT

Sexually inclined demons have no respect even for their father, and the best policy for a saintly father like Brahmā is to leave such demoniac sons.