SB 10.38.41

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana

SB 10.38.40 - SB 10.38.42

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 41

papraccha sat-kṛtaṁ nandaḥ

kathaṁ stha niranugrahe

kaṁse jīvati dāśārha

sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ

SYNONYMS

papraccha — asked; sat-kṛtam — who had been honored; nandaḥ — Nanda Mahārāja; katham — how; stha — you are living; niranugrahe — the merciless; kaṁse — Kaṁsa; jīvati — while he is alive; dāśārha — O descendant of Daśārha; sauna — an animal slaughterer; pālāḥ — whose keeper; iva — just like; avayaḥ — sheep.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.

SB 10.38.40 - SB 10.38.42