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

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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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?

SB 10.38.41 - SB 10.38.43