Canto 3, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Verse 17 (SB 3.12.17)
SB 3.12.17 • मूल श्लोक

अलं प्रजाभि: सृष्टाभिरीद‍ृशीभि: सुरोत्तम । मया सह दहन्तीभिर्दिशश्चक्षुर्भिरुल्बणै: ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

alaṁ prajābhiḥ sṛṣṭābhir īdṛśībhiḥ surottama mayā saha dahantībhir diśaś cakṣurbhir ulbaṇaiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

alam — unnecessary; prajābhiḥ — by such living entities; sṛṣṭābhiḥ — generated; īdṛśībhiḥ — of this type; sura-uttama — O best among the demigods; mayā — me; saha — along with; dahantībhiḥ — who are burning; diśaḥ — all sides; cakṣurbhiḥ — by the eyes; ulbaṇaiḥ — fiery flames.

Translation

“Brahmā told Rudra: O best among the demigods, there is no need for you to generate living entities of this nature. They have begun to devastate everything on all sides with the fiery flames from their eyes, and they have even attacked me.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda