SB 10.72.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

SB 10.72.22

SB 10.72.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 23

rājanya-bandhavo hy ete
brahma-liṅgāni bibhrati
dadāni bhikṣitaṁ tebhya
ātmānam api dustyajam

SYNONYMS

rājanya-bandhavaḥ—relatives of kṣatriyas; hi—indeed; ete—these; brahma—of brāhmaṇas; liṅgāni—the signs; bibhrati—they are wearing; dadāni—I should give; bhikṣitam—what is begged; tebhyaḥ—to them; ātmānam—my own body; api—even; dustyajam—impossible to give up.

TRANSLATION

[Jarāsandha thought:] These are surely members of the royal order dressed as brāhmaṇas, but still I must grant their request for charity, even if they beg me for my own body.

PURPORT

Here Jarāsandha reveals his strong commitment to charity, especially when begged by brāhmaṇas.