SB 1.14.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam - First Canto - Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

SB 1.14.13 - SB 1.14.15

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 14

mṛtyu-dūtaḥ kapoto 'yam

ulūkaḥ kampayan manaḥ

pratyulūkaś ca kuhvānair

viśvaṁ vai śūnyam icchataḥ

SYNONYMS

mṛtyu — death; dūtaḥ — messenger of; kapotaḥ — pigeon; ayam — this; ulūkaḥ — owl; kampayan — trembling; manaḥ — mind; pratyulūkaḥ — the rivals of owls (crows); ca — and; kuhvānaiḥ — shrieking scream; viśvam — the cosmos; vai — either; śūnyam — void; icchataḥ — wishing.

TRANSLATION

Just see! This pigeon is like a messenger of death. The shrieks of the owls and their rival crows make my heart tremble. It appears that they want to make a void of the whole universe.

SB 1.14.13 - SB 1.14.15