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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.9
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 9
- sa tvaṁ vidhatsva śaṁ bhūmaṁs
- tamasā lupta-karmaṇām
- adabhra-dayayā dṛṣṭyā
- āpannān arhasīkṣitum
saḥhe — he; tvamyou — you; vidhatsvaperform — perform; śamgood fortune — good fortune; bhūmanO great lord — O great lord; tamasāby the darkness — by the darkness; luptahave been suspended — have been suspended; karmaṇāmof prescribed duties — of prescribed duties; adabhramagnanimous, without reservation — magnanimous, without reservation; dayayāmercy — mercy; dṛṣṭyāby your glance — by your glance; āpannānus, the surrendered — us, the surrendered; arhasiare able — are able; īkṣitumto see — to see.
The demigods prayed to Brahmā: Please look upon us mercifully, for we have fallen into a miserable condition; because of the darkness, all our work has been suspended.
Because of complete darkness throughout the universe, the regular activities and engagements of all the different planets were suspended. In the North and South Poles of this planet there are sometimes no divisions of day and night; similarly, when the sunlight does not approach the different planets within the universe, there is no distinction between day and night.