SB 10.65.13
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 13
- kathaṁ nu gṛhṇanty anavasthitātmano
- vacaḥ kṛta-ghnasya budhāḥ pura-striyaḥ
- gṛhṇanti vai citra-kathasya sundara-
- smitāvalokocchvasita-smarāturāḥ
SYNONYMS
katham — how; nu — indeed; gṛhṇanti — do they accept; anavasthita — unsteady; ātmanaḥ — of Him whose heart; vacaḥ — the words; kṛta-ghnasya — who is ungrateful; budhāḥ — intelligent; pura — of the city; striyaḥ — women; gṛhṇanti — they accept; vai — indeed; citra — wonderful; kathasya — whose narrations; sundara — beautifully; smita — smiling; avaloka — by the glances; ucchvasita — brought to life; smara — by lust; āturāḥ — agitated.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
"How can intelligent city women possibly trust the words of one whose heart is so unsteady and who is so ungrateful? They must believe Him because He speaks so wonderfully, and also because His beautiful smiling glances arouse their lust.
PURPORT
According to Śrīdhara Svāmī, some gopīs speak the first two lines of this verse, and others reply in the second two lines.