SB 10.89.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

SB 10.89.23 - SB 10.89.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 24

hiṁsā-vihāraṁ nṛpatiṁ

duḥśīlam ajitendriyam

prajā bhajantyaḥ sīdanti

daridrā nitya-duḥkhitāḥ

SYNONYMS

hiṁsā—violence; vihāram—whose sport; nṛ-patim—this King; duḥśīlam—wicked; ajita—unconquered; indriyam—whose senses; prajāḥ—the citizens; bhajantyaḥ—serving; sīdanti—suffer distress; daridrāḥ—poverty-stricken; nitya—always; duḥkhitāḥ—unhappy.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Citizens serving such a wicked king, who takes pleasure in violence and cannot control his senses, are doomed to suffer poverty and constant misery.

SB 10.89.23 - SB 10.89.25