Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.44.47

anāgasāḿ tvaḿ bhūtānāḿ

kṛtavān droham ulbaṇam

tenemāḿ bho daśāḿ nīto

bhūta-dhruk ko labheta śam

SYNONYMS

anāgasām — sinless; tvam — you; bhūtānām — against creatures; kṛtavān — have committed; droham — violence; ulbaṇam — terrible; tena — by that; imāmto this; bhoO dear one; daśām — condition; nītaḥ — brought; bhūtato living beings; dhruk — causing harm; kaḥ — who; labheta — can achieve; śam — happiness.

TRANSLATION

O dear one, you have been brought to this state because of the terrible violence you committed against innocent creatures. How can one who harms others attain happiness?

PURPORT

Having expressed their sentimental grief, the ladies now speak practical wisdom. They are beginning to see things realistically because their minds were purified by the agony of the recent events and by the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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