SB 10.20.47
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.