SB 12.9.21
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.