Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.88.22

tac chrutva bhagavan rudro

durmana iva bharata

om iti prahasams tasmai

dade 'her amrtam yatha

SYNONYMS

tat -- this; srutva -- hearing; bhagavan rudrah -- Lord Rudra; durmanah -- displeased; iva -- as if; bharata -- O descendant of Bharata; om iti -- vibrating the sacred syllable om as a sign of assent; prahasan -- smiling broadly; tasmai -- to him; dade -- he gave it; aheh -- to a snake; amrtam -- nectar; yatha -- as.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this, Lord Rudra seemed somewhat disturbed. Nonetheless, O descendant of Bharata, he vibrated om to signify his assent, granting Vrka the benediction with an ironic smile, as if giving milk to a poisonous snake.

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