Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.36
akṣaiḥ sabhāyāḿ krīḍantaḿ
bhagavantaḿ 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!"
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