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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.14
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
- mṛtyu-dūtaḥ kapoto 'yam
- ulūkaḥ kampayan manaḥ
- pratyulūkaś ca kuhvānair
- viśvaṁ vai śūnyam icchataḥ
mṛtyudeath — death; dūtaḥmessenger of — messenger of; kapotaḥpigeon — pigeon; ayamthis — this; ulūkaḥowl — owl; kampayantrembling — trembling; manaḥmind — mind; pratyulūkaḥthe rivals of owls (crows) — the rivals of owls (crows); caand — and; kuhvānaiḥshrieking scream — shrieking scream; viśvamthe cosmos — the cosmos; vaieither — either; śūnyamvoid — void; icchataḥwishing — wishing.
Just see! This pigeon is like a messenger of death. The shrieks of the owls and their rival crows make my heart tremble. It appears that they want to make a void of the whole universe.