SB 10.39.5
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 5
kiṁ nu naḥ kuśalaṁ pṛcche
edhamāne kulāmaye
kaṁse mātula-nāmnāṅga
svānāṁ nas tat-prajāsu ca
SYNONYMS
kim—what; nu—rather; naḥ—our; kuśalam—about the well-being; pṛcche—I should inquire; edhamāne—when he is prospering; kula—of our family; āmaye—the disease; kaṁse—King Kaṁsa; mātula-nāmnā—by the name "maternal uncle"; aṅga—my dear; svānām—of the relatives; naḥ—our; tat—his; prajāsu—of the citizens; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
But, my dear Akrūra, as long as King Kaṁsa—that disease of our family who goes by the name "maternal uncle"—is still prospering, why should I even bother to ask about the well-being of our family members and his other subjects?