Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.157
yathā –
[yathaa –]
bhavataḥ pratāpa-tapane
[bhavatah prataapa-tapane]
bhuvanaṁ kṛṣṇa pratāpayati |
[bhuvanam krishna prataapayati |]
ghorāsura-ghukānāṁ
[ghoraasura-ghukaanaam]
śaraṇam abhūt kandarā-timiram ||157||
[sharanam abhoot kandaraa-timiram ||157||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā –
bhavataḥ pratāpa-tapane
bhuvanaṁ kṛṣṇa pratāpayati |
ghorāsura-ghukānāṁ
śaraṇam abhūt kandarā-timiram ||157||
When You illuminate the world with Your brilliancy which is like the sun, the darkness of mountain caves becomes the shelter for the terrible demons who are like owls.
Purport
When Kṛṣṇa was present on this planet, just as the powerful sun drives all darkness to take shelter in caves, He drove away all of His enemies, who fled like owls to take shelter beyond His sight.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
Pratāpayati means “he illuminates.” The usage of the word tāpī is found in such words as Nṛsiṁha-tāpanī Upaniṣad (Upaniṣad which reveals Nṛsiṁha). In fact prakāśayati is sometimes found instead of pratāpayati in this verse. In verse 58 the Lord was defined as having power (prabhāva) because He has the demeanor of conquering all (prabhāvaḥ sarva-jit-sthitiḥ). The difference between prabhāva and pratāpī is that pratāpī means a person who is famous for his power over others.
My note
Source: vedabase.io