SB 10.64.40

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

SB 10.64.39

SB 10.64.41

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 40

na me brahma-dhanaṁ bhūyād
yad gṛdhvālpāyuṣo narāḥ
parājitāś cyutā rājyād
bhavanty udvejino 'hayaḥ

SYNONYMS

na—not; me—to Me; brahma—of brāhmaṇas; dhanam—the wealth; bhūyāt—may it come; yat—which; gṛdhvā—desiring; alpa-āyuṣaḥ—short-lived; narāḥ—men; parājitāḥ—defeated; cyutāḥ—deprived; rājyāt—of kingdom; bhavanti—become; udvejinaḥ—creators of distress; ahayaḥ—snakes.

TRANSLATION

I do not desire brāhmaṇas' wealth. Those who lust after it become short-lived and are defeated. They lose their kingdoms and become snakes, who trouble others.