SB 10.82.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

SB 10.82.19

SB 10.82.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

śrī-vasudeva uvāca
amba māsmān asūyethā
daiva-krīḍanakān narān
īśasya hi vaśe lokaḥ
kurute kāryate 'tha vā

SYNONYMS

śrī-vasudevaḥ uvāca—Śrī Vasudeva said; amba—my dear sister; mā—please do not; asmān—with us; asūyethāḥ—be angry; daiva—of fate; krīḍanakān—the playthings; narān—men; īśasya—of the Supreme Lord; hi—indeed; vaśe—under the control; lokaḥ—a person; kurute—acts on his own; kāryate—is made to act by others; atha vā—or else.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Vasudeva said: Dear sister, please do not be angry with us. We are only ordinary men, playthings of fate. Indeed, whether a person acts on his own or is forced by others, he is always under the Supreme Lord's control.