Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 6.6.24, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 6 of Chapter 6 (The Yadavas’ Victory When Shri Rukmini is Kidnapped) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).
Verse 6.6.24
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
अस्त्रान्धकारे सञ्जाते
रुक्मिणीं भय-विह्वलम्
विलोक्य भगवान् देवो
मा भैष्टेत्य् अभयं ददौ
astrāndhakāre sañjāte
rukmiṇīṃ bhaya-vihvalam
vilokya bhagavān devo
mā bhaiṣṭety abhayaṃ dadau
astra—of weapons; andhakāre—in the blinding darkness; sañjāte—manifested; rukmiṇīm—to Rukmiṇī; bhaya-vihvalam—filled with fear; vilokya—seeing; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; devaḥ—the Lord; mā—don't; bhaiṣṭa—fear; iti—-thus; abhayam—fearlessness; dadau—gave.
English translation of verse 6.6.24:
Seeing that Rukmiṇī was frightened by the blinding darkness created by the many weapons, Lord Kṛṣṇa said, "Don't be afraid", and took away all her fears.