SB 10.68.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

SB 10.68.30

SB 10.68.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

nūnaṁ nānā-madonnaddhāḥ
śāntiṁ necchanty asādhavaḥ
teṣāṁ hi praśamo daṇḍaḥ
paśūnāṁ laguḍo yathā

SYNONYMS

nūnam—certainly; nānā—by various; mada—by passions; unnaddhāḥ—puffed up; śāntim—peace; na icchanti—they do not desire; asādhavaḥ—scoundrels; teṣām—their; hi—indeed; praśamaḥ—pacification; daṇḍaḥ—physical punishment; paśūnām—for animals; laguḍaḥ—a stick; yathā—as.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Balarāma said:] "Clearly the many passions of these scoundrels have made them so proud that they do not want peace. Then let them be pacified by physical punishment, as animals are with a stick.