SB 10.38.41
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 41
- papraccha sat-kṛtaṁ nandaḥ
- kathaṁ stha niranugrahe
- kaṁse jīvati dāśārha
- sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ
SYNONYMS
papraccha — asked; sat-kṛtam — who had been honored; nandaḥ — Nanda Mahārāja; katham — how; stha — you are living; niranugrahe — the merciless; kaṁse — Kaṁsa; jīvati — while he is alive; dāśārha — O descendant of Daśārha; sauna — an animal slaughterer; pālāḥ — whose keeper; iva — just like; avayaḥ — sheep.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.