Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.64.8

dasam imam va katamena karmana

samprapito 'sy atad-arhah su-bhadra

atmanam akhyahi vivitsatam no

yan manyase nah ksamam atra vaktum

SYNONYMS

dasam -- condition; imam -- to this; va -- and; katamena -- by what; karmana -- action; samprapitah -- brought; asi -- you are; atat-arhah -- not deserving it; su-bhadra -- O good soul; atmanam -- yourself; akhyahi -- please explain; vivitsatam -- who are eager to know; nah -- to us; yat -- if; manyase -- you think; nah -- to us; ksamam -- proper; atra -- here; vaktum -- to speak.

TRANSLATION

"By what past activity were you brought to this condition? It seems you did not deserve such a fate, O good soul. We are eager to know about you, so please inform us about yourself -- if, that is, you think this the proper time and place to tell us."

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