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"name":"SB 1.14.14", "label":"Text 14", "h1":"SB 1.14.14", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.14.14", "description":"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."
} —
SB 1.14.14
मृत्युदूतः कपोतोऽयमुलूकः कम्पयन्मनः ।
प्रत्युलूकश्च कुह्वानैर्विश्वं वै शून्यमिच्छतः ॥१४॥
Text
mṛtyu-dūtaḥ kapoto 'yam
ulūkaḥ kampayan manaḥ
pratyulūkaś ca kuhvānair
viśvaṁ vai śūnyam icchataḥ
Synonyms
mṛtyu—death; dūtaḥ—messenger of; kapotaḥ—pigeon; ayam—this; ulūkaḥ—owl; kampayan—trembling; manaḥ—mind; pratyulūkaḥ—the rivals of owls (crows); ca—and; kuhvānaiḥ—shrieking scream; viśvam—the cosmos; vai—either; śūnyam—void; icchataḥ—wishing.
Translation
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.