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ŚB 4.22.61

Devanagari

कन्दर्प इव सौन्दर्ये मनस्वी मृगराडिव ।
वात्सल्ये मनुवन्नृणां प्रभुत्वे भगवानज: ॥ ६१ ॥

Text

kandarpa iva saundarye
manasvī mṛga-rāḍ iva
vātsalye manuvan nṛṇāṁ
prabhutve bhagavān ajaḥ

Synonyms

kandarpaḥ — Cupid; iva — like; saundarye — in beauty; manasvī — in thoughtfulness; mṛga-rāṭ iva — like the king of the animals, the lion; vātsalye — in affection; manu-vat — like Svāyambhuva Manu; nṛṇām — of human society; prabhutve — in the matter of controlling; bhagavān — the lord; ajaḥ — Brahmā.

Translation

In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā.