SB 10.89.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

SB 10.89.23 - SB 10.89.25

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ

duḥśīlam ajitendriyam

prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti

daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ

hiṁsā — violence; vihāram — whose sport; nṛ-patim — this King; duḥśīlam — wicked; ajita — unconquered; indriyam — whose senses; prajāḥ — the citizens; bhajantyaḥ — serving; sīdanti — suffer distress; daridrāḥ — poverty-stricken; nitya — always; duḥkhitāḥ — unhappy.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

Citizens serving such a wicked king, who takes pleasure in violence and cannot control his senses, are doomed to suffer poverty and constant misery.

SB 10.89.23 - SB 10.89.25