Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.30
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
maivaḿ vibho 'surāṇāḿ te
pradeyaḥ padma-sambhava
varaḥ krūra-nisargāṇām
ahīnām amṛtaḿ yathā
SYNONYMS
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead replied (to Brahmā); mā — do not; evam — thus; vibho — O great person; asurāṇām — unto the demons; te — by you; pradeyaḥ — bestow benedictions; padma-sambhava — O Lord Brahmā, born from the lotus flower; varaḥ — benediction; krūra-nisargāṇām — persons who are by nature very cruel and jealous; ahīnām — to snakes; amṛtam — nectar or milk; yathā — just as.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead replied: My dear Lord Brahmā, O great lord born from the lotus flower, just as it is dangerous to feed milk to a snake, so it is dangerous to give benedictions to demons, who are by nature ferocious and jealous. I warn you not to give such benedictions to any demon again.
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