SB 10.38.42
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 42
- yo 'vadhīt sva-svasus tokān
- krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
- kiṁ nu svit tat-prajānāṁ vaḥ
- kuśalaṁ vimṛśāmahe
SYNONYMS
yaḥ — who; avadhīt — killed; sva — of his own; svasuḥ — sister; tokān — the babies; krośantyāḥ — who was crying; asu-tṛp — self-indulgent; khalaḥ — cruel; kim nu — what then; svit — indeed; tat — his; prajānām — of the subjects; vaḥ — you; kuśalam — well-being; vimṛśāmahe — we should conjecture.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
That cruel, self-serving Kaṁsa murdered the infants of his own sister in her presence, even as she cried in anguish. So why should we even ask about the well-being of you, his subjects?