SB 8.21.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

SB 8.21.32 - SB 8.21.34

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

vṛthā manorathas tasya

dūraḥ svargaḥ pataty adhaḥ

pratiśrutasyādānena

yo 'rthinaṁ vipralambhate

SYNONYMS

vṛthā—without any good result; manorathaḥ—mental concoction; tasya—of him; dūraḥ—far away; svargaḥ—elevation to the higher planetary system; patati—falls down; adhaḥ—to a hellish condition of life; pratiśrutasya—things promised; adānena—being unable to give; yaḥ—anyone who; arthinam—a beggar; vipralambhate—cheats.

TRANSLATION

Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one's desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.

SB 8.21.32 - SB 8.21.34