SB 10.38.42

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

SB 10.38.41

SB 10.38.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

yo 'vadhīt sva-svasus tokān
krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
kiṁ nu svit tat-prajānāṁ vaḥ
kuśalaṁ vimṛśāmahe

SYNONYMS

yaḥ—who; avadhīt—killed; sva—of his own; svasuḥ—sister; tokān—the babies; krośantyāḥ—who was crying; asu-tṛp—self-indulgent; khalaḥ—cruel; kim nu—what then; svit—indeed; tat—his; prajānām—of the subjects; vaḥ—you; kuśalam—well-being; vimṛśāmahe—we should conjecture.

TRANSLATION

That cruel, self-serving Kaṁsa murdered the infants of his own sister in her presence, even as she cried in anguish. So why should we even ask about the well-being of you, his subjects?