702 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 18

sanniyacchabhibho manyum
nibodha sravitam ca me
sarvatah sdram Gdatte
yatha madhu-karo budhah

sanniyaccha—please pacify;abhibho—O King; manyum—anger; nibodha—
try to understand; sravitam—what is said; ca—also; me—by me; sarvatah—
from everywhere; saram—the essence; adatte—takes; yatha—as; madhu-
karah—the bumblebee; budhah—an intelligent person.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, please pacify your anger completely and patiently hear
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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asmil loke *thavamusmin
munibhis tattva-darsibhih

drsta yogah prayuktas ca
pumsam sreyah-prasiddhaye

asmin—in this; loke—duration of life; athava—or; amusmin—in the next
life; munibhih—by the great sages; tattva—the truth; darsibhih—by those
who have seen it; drstah—prescribed; yogah—methods; prayuktah—applied;
ca—also; purisam—of the people in general; sreyah—benefit; prasiddhaye—
in the matter of obtaining.

TRANSLATION

To benefit all human society, not only in this life but in the next, the
great seers and sages have prescribed various methods conducive to the
prosperity of the people in general.
