SB 6.17.11
TEXT 11
- śrī-pārvaty uvāca
- ayaṁ kim adhunā loke
- śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
- asmad-vidhānāṁ duṣṭānāṁ
- nirlajjānāṁ ca viprakṛt
SYNONYMS
śrī-pārvatī uvāca—the goddess Pārvatī said; ayam—this; kim—whether; adhunā—now; loke—in the world; śāstā—the supreme controller; daṇḍa-dharaḥ—the carrier of the rod of punishment; prabhuḥ—the master; asmat-vidhānām—of persons like us; duṣṭānām—criminals; nirlajjānām—who have no shame; ca—and; viprakṛt—the restrainer.
TRANSLATION
The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything?