तं प्रसादय वत्साशु सन्नत्या प्रश्रयोक्तिभिः ।
न यावन्महतां तेजः कुलं नोऽभिभविष्यति ॥३४॥

taá¹ prasÄdaya vatsÄÅ›u
sannatyÄ praÅ›rayoktibhiḥ
na yÄvan mahatÄá¹ tejaḥ
kulaá¹ no 'bhibhaviá¹£yati

 tam - him; prasÄdaya - pacify; vatsa - my son; ÄÅ›u - immediately; sannatyÄ - by offering obeisances; praÅ›rayÄ - by respectful behavior; uktibhiḥ - by gentle words; na yÄvat - before; mahatÄm - of great personalities; tejaḥ - wrath; kulam - family; naḥ - our; abhibhaviá¹£yati - will affect.


Text

For this reason, my son, you should immediately pacify Kuvera with gentle words and prayers, and thus his wrath may not affect our family.

Purport

In our common dealings we should maintain friendship with everyone and certainly with such exalted demigods as Kuvera. Our behavior should be such that no one should become angry and thereby commit a wrong to individuals, families or society.