SB 12.9.21
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 21
- prāg-uttarasyāṁ śākhāyāṁ
- tasyāpi dadṛśe śiśum
- śayānaṁ parṇa-puṭake
- grasantaṁ prabhayā tamaḥ
SYNONYMS
prāk-uttarasyām—toward the northeast; śākhāyām—upon a branch; tasya—of that tree; api—indeed; dadṛśe—he saw; śiśum—an infant boy; śayānam—lying; parṇa-puṭake—within the concavity of a leaf; grasantam—swallowing; prabhayā—with His effulgence; tamaḥ—the darkness.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Upon a branch of the northeast portion of that tree he saw an infant boy lying within a leaf. The child's effulgence was swallowing up the darkness.