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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- kim idaṁ svit kuto veti
- deva-deva na vedmy aham
- sarvato mukham āyāti
- tejaḥ parama-dāruṇam
kimwhat is — what is; idamthis — this; svitdoes it come — does it come; kutaḥwherefrom — wherefrom; vābe either itibe either — be either; devaO Lord of lords-devaO Lord of lords — O Lord of lords; nanot — not; vedmido I know — do I know; ahamI — I; sarvataḥall around — all around; mukhamdirections — directions; āyāticoming from — coming from; tejaḥeffulgence — effulgence; paramavery much — very much; dāruṇamdangerous — dangerous.
O Lord of lords, how is it that this dangerous effulgence is spreading all around? Where does it come from? I do not understand it.
Anything that is presented before the Personality of Godhead should be so done after due presentation of respectful prayers. That is the standard procedure, and Śrī Arjuna, although an intimate friend of the Lord, is observing this method for general information.