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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.51
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 51
- aho adbhutam etan me
- vyāpṛtasyāpi nityadā
- na hy edhante prajā nūnaṁ
- daivam atra vighātakam
ahoalas — alas; adbhutamit is wonderful — it is wonderful; etatthis — this; mefor me — for me; vyāpṛtasyabeing busy — being busy; apialthough — although; nityadāalways — always; nadoes not — does not; hicertainly — certainly; edhantegenerate — generate; prajāḥliving entities — living entities; nūnamhowever — however; daivamdestiny — destiny; atraherein — herein; vighātakamagainst — against.
Brahmā thought to himself: Alas, it is wonderful that in spite of my being scattered all over, there is still insufficient population throughout the universe. There is no other cause for this misfortune but destiny.