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Chapter 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Verse 32 of 35
SB 4.11.32

येनोपसृष्टात्पुरुषाल्लोक उद्विजते भृशम् न बुधस्तद्वशं गच्छेदिच्छन्नभयमात्मनः

yenopasṛṣṭāt puruṣāl loka udvijate bhṛśam na budhas tad-vaśaṁ gacched icchann abhayam ātmanaḥ

Synonyms

yenaby which; upasṛṣṭātbeing overwhelmed; puruṣātby the person; lokaḥeveryone; udvijatebecomes terrified; bhṛśamgreatly; nanever; budhaḥa learned person; tatof anger; vaśamunder the control; gacchetshould go; icchandesiring; abhayamfearlessness, liberation; ātmanaḥof the self..

Translation

A person who desires liberation from this material world should not fall under the control of anger because when bewildered by anger one becomes a source of dread for all others.

Purport

A devotee or saintly person should not be dreadful to others, nor should anyone be a source of dread to him. If one treats others with non-enmity, then no one will become his enemy. There is the example, however, of Jesus Christ, who had enemies, and they crucified him. The demonic are always present, and they find fault even in saintly persons. But a saintly person never becomes angry, even if there is very great provocation.

Verse 32 of 35