SB 10.23.13
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 13
- tad upākarṇya bhagavān
- prahasya jagad-īśvaraḥ
- vyājahāra punar gopān
- darśayan laukikīṁ gatim
SYNONYMS
upākarṇya—hearing; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; prahasya—laughing; jagat-īśvaraḥ—the controller of the entire universe; vyājahāra—addressed; punaḥ—again; gopān—the cowherd boys; darśayan—showing; laukikīm—of the ordinary world; gatim—the way.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Hearing what had happened, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the universe, simply laughed. Then He again addressed the cowherd boys, showing them the way men act in this world.
PURPORT
By laughing, Lord Kṛṣṇa indicated to the cowherd boys that they need not be angry at the ritualistic brāhmaṇas but should understand that one who begs will often be refused.