nūnaṁ janair īhitam īśvarāṇām
.
|| 4.17.36 ||
nūnaṁ janair īhitam īśvarāṇām
asmad-vidhais tad-guṇa-sarga-māyayā
na jñāyate mohita-citta-vartmabhis
tebhyo namo vīra-yaśas-karebhyaḥ
Your desire is not known to persons like the wives or son of the devatās, whose minds are bewildered by ignorance arising from various bodies we assume in this world, but who have surrendered to you. I offer respects to he who brings fame to persons celebrated for charity.
Though the wives of the devatās or their sons and servants may believe you will kill me, I do not believe that you will. Your desire is not understood by persons like wives, sons or servants of the devatās, who wander around by the Lord’s ignorance (māyayā) in the bodies of devatās, men and animals (guṇa), but have take shelter of your feet (citta-vartmabhiḥ). I offer respects to he who bring fame to the persons renowned for charity. If you are not merciful to me, then the fame of charitable persons will be gone.
Thus ends the commentary on the Seventeenth Chapter of the Fourth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Eighteen
Milking the Earth
|| 4.18.1 ||
maitreya uvāca
itthaṁ pṛthum abhiṣṭūya
ruṣā prasphuritādharam
punar āhāvanir bhītā
saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā
Maitreya said: After praising Pṛthu, whose lips were trembling in anger, the frightened earth again spoke, after fixing her mind by her intelligence.
In the Eighteenth Chapter, after milking the earth in the form of a cow, everyone receives their desired milk using different calves and pots.
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sanniyacchābhibho manyuṁ
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