Canto 1: CreationChapter 7: The Son of Drona Punished

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.7.26

kim idam svit kuto veti

deva-deva na vedmy aham

sarvato mukham āyāti

tejah parama-dārunam

SYNONYMS

kim — what is; idam — this; svit — does it come; kutah — wherefrom; iti — be either; deva-devaO Lord of lords; na — not; vedmido I know; ahamI; sarvatah — all around; mukham — directions; āyāti — coming from; tejah — effulgence; parama — very much; dārunam — dangerous.

TRANSLATION

O Lord of lords, how is it that this dangerous effulgence is spreading all around? Where does it come from? I do not understand it.

PURPORT

Anything that is presented before the Personality of Godhead should be so done after due presentation of respectful prayers. That is the standard procedure, and Śrī Arjuna, although an intimate friend of the Lord, is observing this method for general information.

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