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"name":"SB 3.17.29", "h1":"SB 3.17.29", "label":"Text 29", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.17.29", "description":"Thus mocked by an enemy whose vanity knew no bounds, the worshipful lord of the waters waxed angry, but by dint of his reason he managed to curb the anger that had sprung up in him, and he replied: O dear one, we have now desisted from warfare, having grown too old for combat."
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SB 3.17.29
स एवमुत्सिक्तमदेन विद्विषा दृढं प्रलब्धो भगवानपां पतिः ।
रोषं समुत्थं शमयन्स्वया धिया व्यवोचदङ्गोपशमं गता वयम् ॥२९॥
Text
sa evam utsikta-madena vidviṣā
dṛḍhaṁ pralabdho bhagavān apāṁ patiḥ
roṣaṁ samutthaṁ śamayan svayā dhiyā
vyavocad aṅgopaśamaṁ gatā vayam
Synonyms
saḥ—Varuṇa; evam—thus; utsikta—puffed up; madena—with vanity; vidviṣā—by the enemy; dṛḍham—deeply; pralabdhaḥ—mocked; bhagavān—worshipful; apām—of the waters; patiḥ—the lord; roṣam—anger; samuttham—sprung up; śamayan—controlling; svayā dhiyā—by his reason; vyavocat—he replied; aṅga—O dear one; upaśamam—desisting from warfare; gatāḥ—gone; vayam—we.
Translation
Thus mocked by an enemy whose vanity knew no bounds, the worshipful lord of the waters waxed angry, but by dint of his reason he managed to curb the anger that had sprung up in him, and he replied: O dear one, we have now desisted from warfare, having grown too old for combat.
Purport
As we see, warmongering materialists always create fighting without reason.