SB 10.89.3

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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na tasmai prahvaṇaṁ stotraṁ

cakre sattva-parīkṣayā

tasmai cukrodha bhagavān

prajvalan svena tejasā

SYNONYMS

na — not; tasmai — to him (Brahmā); prahvaṇam — bowing down; stotram — recitation of prayers; cakre — made; sattva — his situation in the mode of goodness; parīkṣayā — with the aim of testing; tasmai — at him; bhagavān — the lord; prajvalan — becoming inflamed; svena — with his own; tejasā — passion.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

To test how well Lord Brahmā was situated in the mode of goodness, Bhṛgu failed to bow down to him or glorify him with prayers. The lord became angry at him, inflamed into fury by his own passion.

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