SB 10.47.7

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee

SB 10.47.6

SB 10.47.8

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 7

niḥsvaṁ tyajanti gaṇikā
akalpaṁ nṛpatiṁ prajāḥ
adhīta-vidyā ācāryam
ṛtvijo datta-dakṣiṇam

SYNONYMS

niḥsvam—one without any assets; tyajanti—abandon; gaṇikāḥ—prostitutes; akalpam—incompetent; nṛ-patim—a king; prajaḥ—citizens; adhīta-vidyāḥ—those who have completed their education; ācāryam—the teacher; ṛtvijaḥ—priests; datta—(the sacrificer) who has given; dakṣiṇam—their remuneration.

TRANSLATION

Prostitutes abandon a penniless man, subjects an incompetent king, students their teacher once they have finished their education, and priests a man who has remunerated them for a sacrifice.