SB 10.39.6
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 6
- aho asmad abhūd bhūri
- pitror vṛjinam āryayoḥ
- yad-dhetoḥ putra-maraṇaṁ
- yad-dhetor bandhanaṁ tayoḥ
SYNONYMS
aho — ah; asmat — because of Me; abhūt — there was; bhūri — great; pitroḥ — for My parents; vṛjinam — suffering; āryayoḥ — for the offenseless ones; yat-hetoḥ — because of whom; putra — of their sons; maraṇam — the death; yat-hetoḥ — because of whom; bandhanam — bondage; tayoḥ — their.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Just see how much suffering I have caused My offenseless parents ! Because of Me their sons were killed and they themselves imprisoned.
PURPORT
Because Kaṁsa had heard a prophecy that the eighth son of Devakī would kill him, he tried to kill all her children. For the same reason, he imprisoned her and her husband, Vasudeva.