SB 11.23.35
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 35
- annaṁ ca bhaikṣya-sampannaṁ
- bhuñjānasya sarit-taṭe
- mūtrayanti ca pāpiṣṭhāḥ
- ṣṭhīvanty asya ca mūrdhani
SYNONYMS
annam — food; ca — and; bhaikṣya — by his begging; sampannam — acquired; bhuñjānasya — of him who was about to partake; sarit — of a river; taṭe — on the shore; mūtrayanti — they urinate upon; ca — and; pāpiṣṭhāḥ — most sinful persons; ṣṭhīvanti — they spit; asya — his; ca — and; mūrdhani — on his head.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
When he was sitting on the bank of a river about to partake of the food that he had collected by his begging, such sinful rascals would come and pass urine on it, and they would dare to spit on his head.