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  "name":"SB 1.12.10",
  "label":"Text 10",
  "h1":"SB 1.12.10",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.10",
  "description":"The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmāstra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was."

} —

SB 1.12.10

अस्त्रतेजः स्वगदया नीहारमिव गोपतिः ।
विधमन्तं सन्निकर्षे पर्यैक्षत क इत्यसौ ॥१०॥

Text

astra-tejaḥ sva-gadayā
nīhāram iva gopatiḥ
vidhamantaṁ sannikarṣe
paryaikṣata ka ity asau

Synonyms

astra-tejaḥ—radiation of the brahmāstra; sva-gadayā—by means of His own club; nīhāram—drops of dew; iva—like; gopatiḥ—the sun; vidhamantam—the act of vanishing; sannikarṣe—nearby; paryaikṣata—observing; kaḥ—who; iti asau—this body.

Translation

The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmāstra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was.