SB 4.17.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 17: Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

SB 4.17.10-11 - SB 4.17.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

maitreya uvāca

pṛthuḥ prajānāṁ karuṇaṁ

niśamya paridevitam

dīrghaṁ dadhyau kuruśreṣṭha

nimittaṁ so 'nvapadyata

SYNONYMS

maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great saint Maitreya said; pṛthuḥ — King Pṛthu; prajānām — of the citizens; karuṇam — pitiable condition; niśamya — hearing; paridevitam — lamentation; dīrgham — for a long time; dadhyau — contemplated; kuru-śreṣṭha — O Vidura; nimittam — the cause; saḥ — he; anvapadyata — found out.

TRANSLATION

After hearing this lamentation and seeing the pitiable condition of the citizens, King Pṛthu contemplated this matter for a long time to see if he could find out the underlying causes.

SB 4.17.10-11 - SB 4.17.13