SB 10.51.13
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 13
- śrī-rājovāca
- ko nāma sa pumān brahman
- kasya kiṁ-vīrya eva ca
- kasmād guhāṁ gataḥ śiṣye
- kiṁ-tejo yavanārdanaḥ
SYNONYMS
śrī-rājā uvāca—the King (Parīkṣit) said; kaḥ—who; nāma—in particular; saḥ—that; pumān—person; brahman—O brāhmaṇa (Śukadeva); kasya—of which (family); kim—having what; vīryaḥ—powers; eva ca—as also; kasmāt—why; guhām—in the cave; gataḥ—having gone; śiṣye—lay down to sleep; kim—whose; tejaḥ—semen (offspring); yavana—of the Yavana; ardanaḥ—the destroyer.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
King Parīkṣit said: Who was that person, O brāhmaṇa? To which family did he belong, and what were his powers? Why did that destroyer of the barbarian lie down to sleep in the cave, and whose son was he?