SB 10.74.31
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 31
- īśo duratyayaḥ kāla
- iti satyavatī srutiḥ
- vṛddhānām api yad buddhir
- bāla-vākyair vibhidyate
SYNONYMS
īśaḥ — the supreme controller; duratyayaḥ — unavoidable; kālaḥ — time; iti — thus; satya-vatī — truthful; srutiḥ — the revealed statement of the Vedas; vṛddhānām — of elder authorities; api — even; yat — since; buddhiḥ — the intelligence; bāla — of a boy; vākyaiḥ — by the words; vibhidyate — is diverted.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
[Śiśupāla said:] The statement of the Vedas that time is the unavoidable controller of all has indeed been proven true, since the intelligence of wise elders has now become diverted by the words of a mere boy.