Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 64 Verses 37-38

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.64.37-38

gṛhṇanti yāvataḥ pāḿśūn

krandatām aśru-bindavaḥ

viprāṇāḿ hṛta-vṛttīnām

vadānyānāḿ kuṭumbinām

rājāno rāja-kulyāś ca

tāvato 'bdān nirańkuśāḥ

kumbhī-pākeṣu pacyante

brahma-dāyāpahāriṇaḥ

SYNONYMS

gṛhṇanti — touch; yāvataḥ — as many; pāḿśūn — particles of dust; krandatām — who are crying; aśru-bindavaḥ — teardrops; viprāṇām — of brāhmaṇas; hṛta — taken away; vṛttīnām — whose means of support; vadānyānām — generous; kuṭumbinām — family men; rājānaḥ — the kings; rāja-kulyāḥ — other members of the royal families; ca — also; tāvataḥ — that many; abdān — years; nirańkuśāḥ — uncontrolled; kumbhī-pākeṣu — in the hell known as Kumbhīpāka; pacyante — they are cooked; brahma-dāya — of the brāhmaṇa's share; apahāriṇaḥ — the usurpers.

TRANSLATION

For as many years as there are particles of dust touched by the tears of generous brāhmaṇas who have dependent families and whose property is stolen, uncontrolled kings who usurp a brāhmaṇa's property are cooked, along with their royal families, in the hell known as Kumbhīpāka.

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