SB 3.14.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

एषा घोरतमा वेला घोराणां घोरदर्शना ।
चरन्ति यस्यां भूतानि भूतेशानुचराणि ह ॥ २३ ॥

esa ghoratama vela

ghoranam ghora-darsana

caranti yasyam bhūtani

bhūtesanucarani ha

esa-this time; ghoratama-most horrible; vela-period; ghoranam-of the horrible; ghora-darsana-horrible looking; caranti-move; yasyam-in which; bhūtani-ghosts; bhūtesa-the lord of the ghosts; anucarani-constant companions; ha-indeed.

TRANSLATION

This particular time is most inauspicious because at this time the horrible looking ghosts and constant companions of the lord of the ghosts are visible.

PURPORT

Kasyapa has already informed his wife, Diti, to wait for a while, and now he warns her that failure to consider the particular time will result in punishment from the ghosts and evil spirits who move during this time, along with their master, Lord Rudra.

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