SB 10.24.31
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 31
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- kālātmanā bhagavatā
- śakra-darpa-jighāṁsayā
- proktaṁ niśamya nandādyāḥ
- sādhv agṛhṇanta tad-vacaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; kāla-ātmanā — manifesting as the force of time; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śakra — of Indra; darpa — the pride; jighāṁsayā — with a desire to destroy; proktam — what was spoken; niśamya — hearing; nanda-ādyāḥ — Nanda and the other elder cowherd men; sādhu — as excellent; agṛhṇanta — they accepted; tat-vacaḥ — His words.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is Himself powerful time, desired to destroy the false pride of Lord Indra. When Nanda and the other senior men of Vṛndāvana heard Śrī Kṛṣṇa's statement, they accepted His words as proper.