Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 39 Verse 22

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.39.22

na nanda-sūnuḥ kṣaṇa-bhańga-sauhṛdaḥ

samīkṣate naḥ sva-kṛtāturā bata

vihāya gehān sva-janān sutān patīḿs

tad-dāsyam addhopagatā nava-priyaḥ

SYNONYMS

na — does not; nanda-sūnuḥ — the son of Nanda Mahārāja; kṣaṇa — in a moment; bhańga — the breaking; sauhṛdaḥ — of whose friendship; samīkṣate — look upon; naḥ — us; sva — by Him; kṛta — made; āturāḥ — under His control; bata — alas; vihāya — giving up; gehān — our homes; sva-janān — relatives; sutān — children; patīn — husbands; tat — to Him; dāsyam — servitude; addhā — directly; upagatāḥ — who have taken up; nava — ever new; priyaḥ — whose lovers.

TRANSLATION

Alas, Nanda's son, who breaks loving friendships in a second, will not even look directly at us. Forcibly brought under His control, we abandoned our homes, relatives, children and husbands just to serve Him, but He is always looking for new lovers.

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