SB 12.8.28
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 28
visasarja tadā bāṇaṁ
matvā taṁ sva-jitaṁ smaraḥ
sarvaṁ tatrābhavan mogham
anīśasya yathodyamaḥ
SYNONYMS
visasarja—shot; tadā—then; bāṇam—the arrow; matvā—thinking; tam—him; sva—by himself; jitam—conquered; smaraḥ—Cupid; sarvam—all this; tatra—directed at the sage; abhavat—became; mogham—futile; anīśasya—of an atheist disbeliever; yathā—just as; udyamaḥ—the endeavors.
TRANSLATION
Cupid, thinking he had conquered the sage, then shot his arrow. But all these attempts to seduce Mārkaṇḍeya proved futile, just like the useless endeavors of an atheist.