Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.33

aho vidhātrākaruṇena naḥ prabho

bhavān praṇīto dṛg-agocarāḿ daśām

uśīnarāṇām asi vṛttidaḥ purā

kṛto 'dhunā yena śucāḿ vivardhanaḥ

SYNONYMS

aho — alas; vidhātrā — by providence; akaruṇena — who is merciless; naḥ — our; prabhoO lord; bhavān — Your Lordship; praṇītaḥ — taken away; dṛk — of sight; agocarām — beyond the range; daśāmto a state; uśīnarāṇāmto the inhabitants of the state of Uśīnara; asi — you were; vṛtti-daḥ — giving livelihood; purā — formerly; kṛtaḥ — finished; adhunā — now; yena — by whom; śucām — of lamentation; vivardhanaḥ — increasing.

TRANSLATION

O lord, you have now been removed by cruel providence to a state beyond our sight. You had previously sustained the livelihood of the inhabitants of Uśīnara, and thus they were happy, but your condition now is the cause of their unhappiness.

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