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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.17.11
śrī-pārvaty uvāca
ayaḿ kim adhunā loke
śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
asmad-vidhānāḿ duṣṭānāḿ
nirlajjānāḿ ca viprakṛt
SYNONYMS
śrī-pārvatī uvāca — the goddess Pārvatī said; ayam — this; kim — whether; adhunā — now; loke — in the world; śāstā — the supreme controller; daṇḍa-dharaḥ — the carrier of the rod of punishment; prabhuḥ — the master; asmat-vidhānām — of persons like us; duṣṭānām — criminals; nirlajjānām — who have no shame; ca — and; viprakṛt — the restrainer.
TRANSLATION
The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything?
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