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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.30.46

भस्मसात्क्रियमाणांस्तान् द्रुमान्वीक्ष्य पितामह: । आगत: शमयामास पुत्रान् बर्हिष्मतो नयै: ॥ ४६ ॥
bhasmasāt kriyamāṇāṁs tān
[bhasmasaat kriyamaanaams taan]
drumān vīkṣya pitāmahaḥ
[drumaan veekshya pitaamahah]
āgataḥ śamayām āsa
[aagatah shamayaam aasa]
putrān barhiṣmato nayaiḥ
[putraan barhishmato nayaih]
Word-for-word
bhasmasāt — into ashes kriyamāṇān — being made tān — all of them drumān — the trees vīkṣya — seeing pitāmahaḥ — Lord Brahmā āgataḥ — came there śamayām āsa — pacified putrān — the sons barhiṣmataḥ — of King Barhiṣmān nayaiḥ — by logic.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhasmasāt kriyamāṇāṁs tān
bhasmasāt
into ashes
kriyamāṇān
being made
tān
all of them
drumān vīkṣya pitāmahaḥ
drumān
the trees
vīkṣya
seeing
pitāmahaḥ
Lord Brahmā
āgataḥ śamayām āsa
āgataḥ
came there
śamayām āsa
pacified
putrān barhiṣmato nayaiḥ
putrān
the sons
barhiṣmataḥ
of King Barhiṣmān
nayaiḥ
by logic.
After seeing that all the trees on the surface of the earth were being turned to ashes, Lord Brahmā immediately came to the sons of King Barhiṣmān and pacified them with words of logic.
Purport

Whenever there is some uncommon occurrence on any planet, Lord Brahmā, being in charge of the whole universe, immediately comes to control the situation. Lord Brahmā also came when Hiraṇyakaśipu underwent severe penances and austerities and made the whole universe tremble. A responsible man in any establishment is always alert to keep peace and harmony within the establishment. Similarly, Lord Brahmā is also allowed to keep peace and harmony within this universe. He consequently pacified the sons of King Barhiṣmān with good logic.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the trees turning to ashes, Brahmā came and pacified the sons of the King Prācīnabarhi using logic Nayaiḥ means “by logic.”
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Personal Guidance
Seeing the trees burnt to ashes, Brahmā came to pacify the Pracetās with logic. The cosmic balance has its own correction; even saintly fury must be moderated when the goal is achieved.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose appearance has cooled my righteous fire just in time?
  • Where am I overdue for someone to pacify me with logic?
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