SB 10.64.36
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 36
- rājāno rāja-lakṣmyāndhā
- nātma-pātaṁ vicakṣate
- nirayaṁ ye 'bhimanyante
- brahma-svaṁ sādhu bāliśāḥ
SYNONYMS
rājānaḥ — members of the kingly class; rāja — royal; lakṣmyā — by opulence; andhāḥ — blinded; na — do not; ātma — their own; pātam — fall; vicakṣate — foresee; nirayam — hell; ye — who; abhimanyante — hanker for; brahma-svam — a brāhmaṇa's property; sādhu — as appropriate; bāliśaḥ — childish.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Members of the royal order, blinded by royal opulence, fail to foresee their own downfall. Childishly hankering to enjoy a brāhmaṇa's property, they are actually hankering to go to hell.