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Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 11 of 41
SB 1.14.11

ऊर्वक्षिबाहवो मह्यं स्फुरन्त्यंग पुनः पुनः वेपथुश्चापि हृदये आराद्दास्यन्ति विप्रियम्

ūrv-akṣi-bāhavo mahyaṁ sphuranty aṅga punaḥ punaḥ vepathuś cāpi hṛdaye ārād dāsyanti vipriyam

Synonyms

ūruthighs; akṣieyes; bāhavaḥthe arms; mahyamin my; sphurantiquivering; aṅgaleft side of the body; punaḥ punaḥagain and again; vepathuḥpalpitations; caalso; apicertainly; hṛdayein the heart; ārātdue to fearfulness; dāsyantiindicating; vipriyamundesirables..

Translation

The left side of my body, my thighs, arms and eyes are all quivering again and again. I am having heart palpitations due to fear. All this indicates undesirable happenings.

Purport

Material existence is full of undesirables. Things we do not want are forced upon us by some superior energy, and we do not see that these undesirables are under the grip of the three modes of material nature. When a man’s eyes, arms and thighs all quiver constantly, one must know that something is going to happen which is undesirable. These undesirables are compared with fire in a forest. No one goes in the forest to set fire, but fire automatically takes place in the forest, creating inconceivable calamities for the living beings of the forest. Such fire cannot be extinguished by any human efforts. The fire can only be extinguished by the mercy of the Lord, who sends clouds to pour water on the forest. Similarly, undesirable happenings in life cannot be checked by any number of plans. Such miseries can be removed only by the mercy of the Lord, who sends His bona fide representatives to enlighten human beings and thus save them from all calamities.

Verse 11 of 41
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