Canto 3, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Verse 9 (SB 3.12.9)
SB 3.12.9 • मूल श्लोक

इति तस्य वच: पाद्मो भगवान् परिपालयन् । अभ्यधाद्भद्रया वाचा मा रोदीस्तत्करोमि ते ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ pādmo bhagavān paripālayan abhyadhād bhadrayā vācā mā rodīs tat karomi te

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

iti — thus; tasya — his; vacaḥ — request; pādmaḥ — one who is born from the lotus flower; bhagavān — the powerful; paripālayan — accepting the request; abhyadhāt — pacified; bhadrayā — by gentle; vācā — words; mā — do not; rodīḥ — cry; tat — that; karomi — I shall do it; te — as desired by you.

Translation

“The all-powerful Brahmā, who was born from the lotus flower, pacified the boy with gentle words, accepting his request, and said: Do not cry. I shall certainly do as you desire.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda