SB 4.18.2

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 18: Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

SB 4.18.1

SB 4.18.3

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 2

sanniyacchābhibho manyuṁ
nibodha śrāvitaṁ ca me
sarvataḥ sāram ādatte
yathā madhu-karo budhaḥ

SYNONYMS

sanniyaccha—please pacify; abhibho—O King; manyum—anger; nibodha—try to understand; śrāvitam—what is said; ca—also; me—by me; sarvataḥ—from everywhere; sāram—the essence; ādatte—takes; yathā—as; madhu-karaḥ—the bumblebee; budhaḥ—an intelligent person.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, please pacify your anger completely and hear patiently whatever I submit before you. Please turn your kind attention to this. I may be very poor, but a learned man takes the essence of knowledge from all places, just as a bumblebee collects honey from each and every flower.