SB 12.9.21

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 9: Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord

SB 12.9.20 - SB 12.9.22-25

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 21

prāg-uttarasyāṁ śākhāyāṁ

tasyāpi dadṛśe śiśum

śayānaṁ parṇa-puṭake

grasantaṁ prabhayā tamaḥ

SYNONYMS

prāk-uttarasyām — toward the northeast; śākhāyām — upon a branch; tasya — of that tree; api — indeed; dadṛśe — he saw; śiśum — an infant boy; śayānam — lying; parṇa-puṭake — within the concavity of a leaf; grasantam — swallowing; prabhayā — with His effulgence; tamaḥ — the darkness.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Upon a branch of the northeast portion of that tree he saw an infant boy lying within a leaf. The child's effulgence was swallowing up the darkness.

SB 12.9.20 - SB 12.9.22-25