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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.20.19
yo 'sau guha-praharanonmathita-nitamba-kuńjo 'pi kshīrodenā-sicyamāno bhagavatā varunenābhigupto vibhayo babhūva
SYNONYMS
yah — which; asau — that (mountain); guha-praharana — by the weapons of Kārttikeya, the son of Lord Śiva; unmathita — shaken; nitamba-kuńjah — whose trees and vegetables along the slopes; api — although; kshīra-udena — by the ocean of milk; āsicyamānah — being always bathed; bhagavatā — by the greatly powerful; varunena — the demigod known as Varuna; abhiguptah — protected; vibhayah babhūva — has become fearless.
TRANSLATION
Although the vegetables living on the slopes of Mount Krauńca were attacked and devastated by the weapons of Kārttikeya, the mountain has become fearless because it is always bathed on all sides by the ocean of milk and protected by Varunadeva.
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