SB 1.16.5–6

Synonyms

śaunakaḥ — Śaunaka; uvāca — inquired; kasya-hetoḥ — for what reason; nṛpaḥ — [did] the king; digvijaye — during his world conquest; nijagrāha — seize; kalim — Kali [meaning, “Why did he only seize him and not kill him?” (ayam arthaḥ kasmād hetoḥ kaliṁ kevalaṁ nijagrāha na tu hatavān);¹⁸ when killing him was indeed the appropriate course (hantum evocitaḥ)¹⁹]; asau — that; śūdrakaḥ — exceedingly vile śūdra [ati-kutsitaḥ śūdraḥ]; yaḥ — who; cihna-dhṛk — [while] masquerading; nṛ-deva — [as] a king; ahanat — kicked [or assaulted (tāḍitavān)²⁰]; gām — a cow; padā — with his foot [pādena²¹]; mahā-bhāga — O greatly fortunate one; kathyatām — please relate; tat — this story [the suppression of Kali (kali-nigrahaṇam)²²]; yadi — if; āśrayam — it pertains to [prasañjakam²³]; kṛṣṇa-kathā — the narrations of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; athavā — or to those; satām — of His devotees [mahatām]; lihām — who lick [or savor (āsvādayanti)]; makaranda — the honey; asya — of His [kṛṣṇasya²⁴]; pada-ambhoja — lotus feet; kim [prayojanam²⁵] — what is the use; anyaiḥ — of all other; asat — mundane; ālāpaiḥ — topics; yat — which [yaiḥ]; asat-vyayaḥ — are simply a useless waste [vṛthā kṣayaḥ]; āyuṣaḥ — of life.

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