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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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तं प्रसादय वत्साशु सन्नत्या प्रश्रयोक्तिभिः । न यावन्महतां तेजः कुलं नोऽभिभविष्यति ॥३४॥
taṁ prasādaya vatsāśu sannatyā praśrayoktibhiḥ na yāvan mahatāṁ tejaḥ kulaṁ no ’bhibhaviṣyati
WORD BY WORD
tam him; prasādaya pacify; vatsa my son; āśu immediately; sannatyā by offering obeisances; praśrayā by respectful behavior; uktibhiḥ by gentle words; na yāvat before; mahatām of great personalities; tejaḥ wrath; kulam family; naḥ our; abhibhaviṣyati will affect.;
TRANSLATION
| For this reason, my son, you should immediately pacify Kuvera with gentle words and prayers, and thus his wrath may not affect our family.
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PURPORT
| In our common dealings we should maintain friendship with everyone and certainly with such exalted demigods as Kuvera. Our behavior should be such that no one should become angry and thereby commit a wrong to individuals, families or society.
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