SB 10.72.23
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 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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.