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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 24 of 53
SB 3.20.24

ततो हसन्स भगवानसुरैर्निरपत्रपैः अन्वीयमानस्तरसा क्रुद्धो भीतः परापतत्

tato hasan sa bhagavān asurair nirapatrapaiḥ anvīyamānas tarasā kruddho bhītaḥ parāpatat

Synonyms

tataḥthen; hasanlaughing; saḥ bhagavānthe worshipful Lord Brahmā; asuraiḥby the demons; nirapatrapaiḥshameless; anvīyamānaḥbeing followed; tarasāin great haste; kruddhaḥangry; bhītaḥbeing afraid; parāpatatran away..

Translation

The worshipful Brahmā first laughed at their stupidity, but, finding the shameless asuras close upon him, he grew indignant and ran in great haste out of fear.

Purport

Sexually inclined demons have no respect even for their father, and the best policy for a saintly father like Brahmā is to leave such demoniac sons.

Verse 24 of 53
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