SB 4.18 Text 2
Text
sanniyacchābhibho manyuṁ
nibodha śrāvitaṁ ca me
sarvataḥ sāram ādatte
yathā madhu-karo budhaḥ
nibodha śrāvitaṁ ca me
sarvataḥ sāram ādatte
yathā madhu-karo budhaḥ
Synonyms
sanniyaccha-please pacify; abhibho-O King; manyum-anger; nibodha-try to understand; śrāvitam-what is said; ca-also; me-by me; sarvataḥ-from everywhere; sāram-the essence; ādatte-takes; yathā-as; madhu-karaḥ-the bumblebee; budhaḥ-an intelligent person.
Translation
My dear Lord, please pacify your anger completely and hear patiently whatever I submit before you. Please turn your kind attention to this. I may be very poor, but a learned man takes the essence of knowledge from all places, just as a bumblebee collects honey from each and every flower.
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