Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 39: Akrūra's vision

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.39.5

kiḿ nu naḥ kuśalaḿ pṛcche

edhamāne kulāmaye

kaḿse mātula-nāmnāńga

svānāḿ nas tat-prajāsu ca

SYNONYMS

kim — what; nu — rather; naḥ — our; kuśalam — about the well-being; pṛccheI should inquire; edhamāne — when he is prospering; kula — of our family; āmaye — the disease; kaḿse — King Kaḿsa; mātula-nāmnā — by the name "maternal uncle"; ańga — my dear; svānām — of the relatives; naḥ — our; tat — his; prajāsu — of the citizens; ca — and.

TRANSLATION

But, my dear Akrūra, as long as King Kaḿsa — that disease of our family who goes by the name "maternal uncle" — is still prospering, why should I even bother to ask about the well-being of our family members and his other subjects?

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