SB 10.77.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

SB 10.77.22

SB 10.77.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

niśamya vipriyaṁ kṛṣṇo
mānusīṁ prakṛtiṁ gataḥ
vimanasko ghṛṇī snehād
babhāṣe prākṛto yathā

SYNONYMS

niśamya—hearing; vipriyam—disturbing words; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; mānuṣīm—humanlike; prakṛtim—a nature; gataḥ—having assumed; vimanaskaḥ—unhappy; ghṛṇī—compassionate; snehāt—out of love; babhāṣe—He spoke; prākṛtaḥ—an ordinary person; yathā—like.

TRANSLATION

When He heard this disturbing news, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was playing the role of a mortal man, showed sorrow and compassion, and out of love for His parents He spoke the following words like an ordinary conditioned soul.