Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.64.23

pūrvaḿ tvam aśubhaḿ bhuńkṣa

utāho nṛpate śubham

nāntaḿ dānasya dharmasya

paśye lokasya bhāsvataḥ

SYNONYMS

pūrvam — first; tvam — you; aśubham — impious reactions; bhuńkṣe — wish to experience; uta āha u — or else; nṛ-pateO King; śubham — pious reactions; na — not; antam — the end; dānasya — of charity; dharmasya — religious; paśyeI see; lokasya — of the world; bhāsvataḥ — shining.

TRANSLATION

[Yamarāja said:] My dear King, do you wish to experience the results of your sins first, or those of your piety? Indeed, I see no end to the dutiful charity you have performed, or to your consequent enjoyment in the radiant heavenly planets.

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