SB 12.8.30
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 30
- itīndrānucarair brahman
- dharṣito 'pi mahā-muniḥ
- yan nāgād ahamo bhāvaṁ
- na tac citraṁ mahatsu hi
SYNONYMS
iti—thus; indra-anucaraiḥ—by the followers of Indra; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; dharṣitaḥ—impudently attacked; api—although; mahā-muniḥ—the elevated sage; yat—that; na agāt—he did not succumb; ahamaḥ—of false ego; bhāvam—to the transformation; na—not; tat—that; citram—surprising; mahatsu—for great souls; hi—indeed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
O brāhmaṇa, the followers of Lord Indra had impudently attacked the saintly Mārkaṇḍeya, yet he did not succumb to any influence of false ego. For great souls such tolerance is not at all surprising.