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Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction

Verse 18 of 63
SB 10.1.18

गौर्भूत्वाश्रुमुखी खिन्ना क्रन्दन्ती करुणं विभोः उपस्थितान्तिके तस्मै व्यसनं समवोचत

gaur bhūtvāśru-mukhī khinnā krandantī karuṇaṁ vibhoḥ upasthitāntike tasmai vyasanaṁ samavocata

Synonyms

gauḥthe shape of a cow; bhūtvāassuming; aśru-mukhīwith tears in the eyes; khinnāvery much distressed; krandantīweeping; karuṇampiteously; vibhoḥof Lord Brahmā; upasthitāappeared; antikein front; tasmaiunto him (Lord Brahmā); vyasanamher distress; samavocatasubmitted..

Translation

Mother earth assumed the form of a cow. Very much distressed, with tears in her eyes, she appeared before Lord Brahmā and told him about her misfortune.

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