SB 12.3.16
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 16
- śrī-rājovāca
- kenopāyena bhagavan
- kaler doṣān kalau janāḥ
- vidhamiṣyanty upacitāṁs
- tan me brūhi yathā mune
SYNONYMS
śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit said; kena — by what; upāyena — means; bhagavan — my dear lord; kaleḥ — of the age of Kali; doṣān — the faults; kalau — living in Kali-yuga; janāḥ — people; vidhamiṣyanti — will eradicate; upacitān — accumulated; tat — that; me — to me; brūhi — please explain; yathā — fittingly; mune — O sage.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
King Parīkṣit said: My lord, how can persons living in the age of Kali rid themselves of the cumulative contamination of this age? O great sages please explain this to me.
PURPORT
King Parīkṣit was a compassionate, saintly ruler. Thus, after hearing of the abominable qualities of the age of Kali, he naturally inquired as to how those born in this age can free themselves of its inherent contamination.