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  "name":"SB 7.10.30",
  "h1":"SB 7.10.30",
  "label":"Text 30",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.30",
  "description":"The Personality of Godhead replied: My dear Lord Brahmā, O great lord born from the lotus flower, just as it is dangerous to feed milk to a snake, so it is dangerous to give benedictions to demons, who are by nature ferocious and jealous. I warn you not to give such benedictions to any demon again."

} —

SB 7.10.30

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
maivaṁ vibho 'surāṇāṁ te
pradeyaḥ padma-sambhava
varaḥ krūra-nisargāṇām
ahīnām amṛtaṁ yathā

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead replied (to Brahmā); mā—do not; evam—thus; vibho—O great person; asurāṇām—unto the demons; te—by you; pradeyaḥ—bestow benedictions; padma-sambhava—O Lord Brahmā, born from the lotus flower; varaḥ—benediction; krūra-nisargāṇām—persons who are by nature very cruel and jealous; ahīnām—to snakes; amṛtam—nectar or milk; yathā—just as.

Translation

The Personality of Godhead replied: My dear Lord Brahmā, O great lord born from the lotus flower, just as it is dangerous to feed milk to a snake, so it is dangerous to give benedictions to demons, who are by nature ferocious and jealous. I warn you not to give such benedictions to any demon again.