Srimad Bhagavatam 9.2.3-4

[makarand]

TEXT 3

pṛṣadhras tu manoḥ putro

go-pālo guruṇā kṛtaḥ

pālayām āsa gā yatto

rātryāṁ vīrāsana-vrataḥ

SYNONYMS

pṛṣadhraḥ tu—among them, Pṛṣadhra; manoḥ—of Manu; putraḥ—the son; go-pālaḥ—herding cows; guruṇā—by the order of his spiritual master; kṛtaḥ—having been engaged; pālayām āsa—he protected; gāḥ—cows; yattaḥ—so engaged; rātryām—at night; vīrāsana-vrataḥ—taking the vow of vīrāsana, standing with a sword.

TRANSLATION

Among these sons, Pṛṣadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection.

TEXT 4

ekadā prāviśad goṣṭhaṁ

śārdūlo niśi varṣati

śayānā gāva utthāya

bhītās tā babhramur vraje

SYNONYMS

ekadā—once upon a time; prāviśat—entered; goṣṭham—the land of the cowshed; śārdūlaḥ—a tiger; niśi—at night; varṣati—while it was raining; śayānāḥ—lying down; gāvaḥ—cows; utthāya—getting up; bhītāḥ—fearing; tāḥ—all of them; babhramuḥ—scattered here and there; vraje—in the land surrounding the cowshed.

TRANSLATION

Once at night, while it was raining, a tiger entered the land of the cowshed. Upon seeing the tiger, all the cows, who were lying down, got up in fear and scattered here and there on the land.