SB 10.39.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 39: Akrūra's vision

SB 10.39.17-18 - SB 10.39.20

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 19

śrī-gopya ūcuḥ

aho vidhātas tava na kvacid dayā

saṁyojya maitryā praṇayena dehinaḥ

tāṁś cākṛtārthān viyunaṅkṣy apārthakaṁ

vikrīḍitaṁ te 'rbhaka-ceṣṭitaṁ yathā

SYNONYMS

śrī-gopyaḥ ūcuḥ—the gopīs said; aho—O; vidhātaḥ—Providence; tava—your; na—there is not; kvacit—anywhere; dayā—mercy; saṁyojya—bringing together; maitryā—with friendship; praṇayena—and with love; dehinaḥ—embodied living beings; tān—them; ca—and; akṛta—unfulfilled; arthān—their aims; viyunaṅkṣi—you separate; apārthakam—uselessly; vikrīḍitam—play; te—your; arbhaka—of a child; ceṣṭitam—the activity; yathā—as.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The gopīs said: O Providence, you have no mercy! You bring embodied creatures together in friendship and love and then senselessly separate them before they fulfill their desires. This whimsical play of yours is like a child's game.

SB 10.39.17-18 - SB 10.39.20