SB 10.44.9

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

SB 10.44.8

SB 10.44.10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

dharma-vyatikramo hy asya
samājasya dhruvaṁ bhavet
yatrādharmaḥ samuttiṣṭhen
na stheyaṁ tatra karhicit

SYNONYMS

dharma—of religious principles; vyatikramaḥ—transgression; hi—indeed; asya—by this; samājasya—company; dhruvam—certainly; bhavet—must be; yatra—wherein; adharmaḥ—irreligion; samuttiṣṭhet—has fully arisen; na stheyam—one should not remain; tatra—there; karhicit—for any duration of time at all.

TRANSLATION

Religious principles have certainly been violated in this assembly. One should not remain for even a moment in a place where irreligion is flourishing.