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SB 4.22.61

Devanāgarī

कन्दर्प इव सौन्दर्ये मनस्वी मृगराडिव । वात्सल्ये मनुवन्नृणां प्रभुत्वे भगवानज: ॥ ६१ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

kandarpaḥ—Cupid;iva—like;saundarye—in beauty;manasvī—in thoughtfulness;mṛga-rāṭiva—like the king of the animals, the lion;vātsalye—in affection;manu-vat—like Svāyambhuva Manu;nṛṇām—of human society;prabhutve—in the matter of controlling;bhagavān—the lord;ajaḥ—Brahmā.

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.

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