SB 1.17.36

कलिरुवाच
यत्र क्वचन वत्स्यामि सार्वभौम तवाज्ञया ।
लक्षये तत्र तत्रापि त्वामात्तेषुशरासनम् ॥ ३६ ॥
kalir uvāca
yatra kvacana vatsyāmi sārva-bhauma tavājñayā
lakṣaye tatra tatrāpi tvām ātteṣu-śarāsanam

Synonyms

kaliḥ — Kali; uvāca — said; sārva-bhauma — O Emperor; yatra kvacana — wherever; vatsyāmi — I might choose to reside; [outside of Brahmāvarta (brahmāvarte taṁ deśaṁ vihāya)223]; tava ājñayā — in accordance with your command; tatra tatra api — in all such places as well [(sarvasyāpi bhūme), because they too fall under your jurisdiction (tavādhikārāt), and because all stationary and moving entities are subjects of your domain (sarveṣāṁ sthāvara-jaṅgamānāṁ yuṣmat-prajātvāt)224]; lakṣaye — I will see [(paśyāmi);225 or envision (buddhyā paśyāmi)]; tvām [eva226] — [only] you; ātta — grasping [gṛhītaḥ]; śarāsanam — [your] bow [dhanuḥ]; iṣu — [and] arrows [(bāṇaḥ) in readiness to kill me (mad-vadhārtham)]; [since your kingdom extends everywhere (tava rājyasya sarvatra vidyamānatvāt)].

Translation

Kali said: O Emperor, wherever I might choose to reside outside of Brahmāvarta in accordance with your command, in all such places as well, I will see only you, grasping your bow and arrows in readiness to kill me [since your kingdom extends everywhere].

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