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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.20
amba māsmān asūyethā
SYNONYMS
śrī-vasudevah uvāca — Śrī Vasudeva said; amba — my dear sister; mā — please do not; asmān — with us; asūyethāh — be angry; daiva — of fate; krīdanakān — the playthings; narān — men; īśasya — of the Supreme Lord; hi — indeed; vaśe — under the control; lokah — a person; kurute — acts on his own; kāryate — is made to act by others; atha vā — or else.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Vasudeva said: Dear sister, please do not be angry with us. We are only ordinary men, playthings of fate. Indeed, whether a person acts on his own or is forced by others, he is always under the Supreme Lord's control.
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