Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Verse 26

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 39: Akrūra's vision

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.39.26

maitad-vidhasyākaruṇasya nāma bhūd

akrūra ity etad atīva dāruṇaḥ

yo 'sāv anāśvāsya su-duḥkhitam janaḿ

priyāt priyaḿ neṣyati pāram adhvanaḥ

SYNONYMS

mā — should not; etat-vidhasya — of such; akaruṇasya — an unkind person; nāma — the name; bhūt — be; akrūraḥ iti — "Akrūra"; etat — this; atīva — extremely; dāruṇaḥ — cruel; yaḥ — who; asau — he; anāśvāsya — not consoling; su-duḥkhitam — who are very miserable; janam — people; priyāt — than the most dear; priyam — dear (Kṛṣṇa); neṣyati — will take; pāram adhvanaḥ — beyond our sight.

TRANSLATION

He who is doing this merciless deed should not be called Akrūra. He is so extremely cruel that without even trying to console the sorrowful residents of Vraja, he is taking away Kṛṣṇa, who is more dear to us than life itself.

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