SB 11.30.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 30: The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty

SB 11.30.42 - SB 11.30.44

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 43

apaśyatas tvac-caraṇāmbujaṁ prabho

dṛṣṭiḥ praṇaṣṭā tamasi praviṣṭā

diśo na jāne na labhe ca śāntiṁ

yathā niśāyām uḍupe praṇaṣṭe

SYNONYMS

apaśyataḥ—of me, who am not seeing; tvat—Your; caraṇa-ambujam—lotus feet; prabho—O master; dṛṣṭiḥ—the power of vision; praṇaṣṭā—is destroyed; tamasi—into darkness; praviṣṭā—having entered; diśaḥ—the directions; na jāne—I do not know; na labhe—I cannot obtain; ca—and; śāntim—peace; yathā—just as; niśāyām—in the night; uḍupe—when the moon; praṇaṣṭe—has become new.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Dāruka said: Just as on a moonless night people are merged into darkness and cannot find their way, now that I have lost sight of Your lotus feet, my Lord, I have lost my vision and am wandering blindly in darkness. I cannot tell my direction, nor can I find any peace.

SB 11.30.42 - SB 11.30.44