SB 10.78.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 78: The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa

SB 10.78.22 - SB 10.78.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 23

apratyutthāyinaṁ sūtam

akṛta-prahvaṇāñjalim

adhyāsīnaṁ ca tān viprāṁś

cukopodvīkṣya mādhavaḥ

SYNONYMS

apratyutthāyinam — who had failed to stand up; sūtam — the son of a mixed marriage between a kṣatriya father and brāhmaṇa mother; akṛta — who had not done; prahvaṇa — bowing down; añjalim — and joining of palms; adhyāsīnam — sitting higher; ca — and; tān — than those; viprān — learned brāhmaṇas; cukopa — became angry; udvīkṣya — seeing; mādhavaḥ — Lord Balarāma.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Lord Balarāma became extremely angry upon seeing how this member of the sūta caste had failed to stand up, bow down or join his palms, and also how he was sitting above all the learned brāhmaṇas.

PURPORT

Romaharṣaṇa had failed to greet Lord Balarāma in any of the standard ways for welcoming a superior personality. Also, despite being of a lower caste, he sat in a seat above the assembly of exalted brāhmaṇas.

SB 10.78.22 - SB 10.78.24