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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.8
aho ubhayataḥ prāptaḿ
lokasya vyasanaḿ mahat
dāruṇy ubhayato dīpte
iva taskara-pālayoḥ
SYNONYMS
aho — alas; ubhayataḥ — from both directions; prāptam — received; lokasya — of the people in general; vyasanam — danger; mahat — great; dāruṇi — a log; ubhayataḥ — from both sides; dīpte — burning; iva — like; taskara — from thieves and rogues; pālayoḥ — and from the king.
TRANSLATION
When the great sages consulted one another, they saw that the people were in a dangerous position from both directions. When a fire blazes on both ends of a log, the ants in the middle are in a very dangerous situation. Similarly, at that time the people in general were in a dangerous position due to an irresponsible king on one side and thieves and rogues on the other.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness