SB 10.66.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

SB 10.66.35

SB 10.66.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

akṣaiḥ sabhāyāṁ krīḍantaṁ
bhagavantaṁ bhayāturāḥ
trāhi trāhi tri-lokeśa
vahneḥ pradahataḥ puram

SYNONYMS

akṣaiḥ—with dice; sabhāyām—in the royal court; krīḍantam—playing; bhagavantam—to the Personality of Godhead; bhaya—with fear; āturāḥ—agitated; trāhi trāhi—(they said) "Save us! Save us!"; tri—three; loka—of the worlds; īśa—O Lord; vahneḥ—from the fire; pradahataḥ—which is burning up; puram—the city.

TRANSLATION

Distraught with fear, the people cried out to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was then playing at dice in the royal court: "Save us! Save us, O Lord of the three worlds, from this fire burning up the city!"