Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 6.10.38, 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 10 (In the Description of the Gomati River, the Glories of Cakra-tirtha) of Canto 6 (dvaraka-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

स्थलीव सर्व-ब्रह्माण्डं
चचाल निमिश-द्वयम्
प्रणतं धनदं वीक्श्य
ताभ्यां शापं ददौ मुनिः

sthalīva sarva-brahmāṇḍaṃ
cacāla nimiśa-dvayam
praṇataṃ dhanadaṃ vīkśya
tābhyāṃ śāpaṃ dadau muniḥ

sthalīa place; iva—as if; sarva-brahmāṇḍam—the entire universe; cacāla— went; nimiśa-dvayam—for two brief moments; praṇatam—bowing down; dhanadam—Kuvera; vīkśya—seeing; tābhyām—to them; śāpam—a curse; dadau— gave; muniḥthe sage.

English translation of verse 6.10.38:

For the time of two eyeblinks the entire universe shook. Seeing Kuvera humbly bowing down before him, Durvāsā Muni proceeded to curse the two ministers.

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: