SB 10.38.41

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana

SB 10.38.40

SB 10.38.42

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 41

papraccha sat-kṛtaṁ nandaḥ
kathaṁ stha niranugrahe
kaṁse jīvati dāśārha
sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ

SYNONYMS

papraccha—asked; sat-kṛtam—who had been honored; nandaḥ—Nanda Mahārāja; katham—how; stha—you are living; niranugrahe—the merciless; kaṁse—Kaṁsa; jīvati—while he is alive; dāśārha—O descendant of Daśārha; sauna—an animal slaughterer; pālāḥ—whose keeper; iva—just like; avayaḥ—sheep.

TRANSLATION

Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.