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  "name":"SB 4.22.61",
  "h1":"SB 4.22.61",
  "label":"Text 61",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.22.61",
  "description":"In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā."

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SB 4.22.61

कन्दर्प इव सौन्दर्ये मनस्वी मृगराडिव ।
वात्सल्ये मनुवन्नृणां प्रभुत्वे भगवानजः ॥६१॥

Text

kandarpa iva saundarye
manasvī mṛga-rāḍ iva
vātsalye manuvan nṛṇāṁ
prabhutve bhagavān ajaḥ

Synonyms

kandarpaḥ—Cupid; iva—like; saundarye—in beauty; manasvī—in thoughtfulness; mṛga-rāṭ iva—like the king of the animals, the lion; vātsalye—in affection; manu-vat—like Svāyambhuva Manu; nṛṇām—of human society; prabhutve—in the matter of controlling; bhagavān—the lord; ajaḥ—Brahmā.

Translation

In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā.