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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 47 of 53
SB 3.20.47

देहेन वै भोगवता शयानो बहुचिन्तया सर्गे ऽनुपचिते क्रोधादुत्ससर्ज ह तद्वपुः

dehena vai bhogavatā śayāno bahu-cintayā sarge 'nupacite krodhād utsasarja ha tad vapuḥ

Synonyms

dehena—with his body; vai—indeed; bhogavatā—stretching out full length; śayānaḥ—lying fully stretched; bahu—great; cintayā—with concern; sarge—the creation; anupacite—not proceeded; krodhāt—out of anger; utsasarja—gave up; ha—in fact; tat—that; vapuḥ—body..

Translation

Once Brahmā lay down with his body stretched at full length. He was very concerned that the work of creation had not proceeded apace, and in a sullen mood he gave up that body too.

Verse 47 of 53