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Chapter 22: Pṛthu Mahārāja's Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Verse 61 of 63
SB 4.22.61

कन्दर्प इव सौन्दर्ये मनस्वी मृगराडिव वात्सल्ये मनुवन्नृणां प्रभुत्वे भगवानजः

kandarpa iva saundarye manasvī mṛga-rāḍ iva vātsalye manuvan nṛṇāṁ prabhutve bhagavān ajaḥ

Synonyms

kandarpaḥCupid; ivalike; saundaryein beauty; manasvīin thoughtfulness; mṛga-rāṭ ivalike the king of the animals, the lion; vātsalyein affection; manu-vatlike Svāyambhuva Manu; nṛṇāmof human society; prabhutvein the matter of controlling; bhagavānthe lord; ajaḥBrahmā..

Translation

In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā.

Verse 61 of 63
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