Bhagavatapurana 5.8.23
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5.8.23
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- Sanskrit
5.8.23
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kiṃ vā are ācaritaṃ tapas tapasvinyānayā yad iyam avaniḥ savinaya-kṛṣṇa-sāra-tanaya-tanutara-subhaga-śivatamākhara-khura-pada-paṅktibhir draviṇa-vidhurāturasya kṛpaṇasya mama draviṇa-padavīṃ sūcayanty ātmānaṃ ca sarvataḥ kṛta-kautukaṃ dvijānāṃ svargāpavarga-kāmānāṃ deva-yajanaṃ karoti //
23. "O, what tapas must have been observed by the fortunate mother Earth who indicates to me the path to find out, the (only) wealth (young deer) belonging to my wretched self that is oppressed with anxiety about it, by means of the series of marks left by the soft, sacred, charming and very little hoofs of the modest, and docile young deer; and who by so doing makes herself the sacrificial ground of the twice-born who seek after Swarga and Moksha!
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation