SB 10.32.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 32: The Reunion

SB 10.32.17 - SB 10.32.19

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 18

bhajanty abhajato ye vai

karuṇāḥ pitarau yathā

dharmo nirapavādo 'tra

sauhṛdaṁ ca su-madhyamāḥ

SYNONYMS

bhajanti—they devotedly serve; abhajataḥ—with those who do not reciprocate with them; ye—those who; vai—indeed; karuṇāḥ—merciful; pitarau—parents; yathā—as; dharmaḥ—religious duty; nirapavādaḥ—faultless; atra—in this; sauhṛdam—friendship; ca—and; su-madhyamāḥ—O slender-waisted ones.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

My dear slender-waisted gopīs, some people are genuinely merciful or, like parents, naturally affectionate. Such persons, who devotedly serve even those who fail to reciprocate with them, are following the true, faultless path of religion, and they are true well-wishers.

SB 10.32.17 - SB 10.32.19