SB 11.30.24
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
brahma-śāpopasṛṣṭānāṁ
kṛṣṇa-māyāvṛtātmanām
spardhā-krodhaḥ kṣayaṁ ninye
vaiṇavo 'gnir yathā vanam
SYNONYMS
brahma-śāpa—by the curse of the brāhmaṇas; upasṛṣṭānām—who were overtaken; kṛṣṇa-māyā—by the illusory energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āvṛta—covered; ātmanām—of those whose minds; spardhā—arising from rivalry; krodhaḥ—the anger; kṣayam—to destruction; ninye—led; vaiṇavaḥ—of bamboo trees; agniḥ—a fire; yathā—as; vanam—the forest.
TRANSLATION
The violent anger of these warriors, who were overcome by the brāhmaṇas' curse and bewildered by Lord Kṛṣṇa's illusory potency, now led them to their annihilation, just as a fire that starts in a bamboo grove destroys the entire forest.