SB 1.17.27

शोचत्यश्रुकला साध्वी दुर्भगेवोज्झिताधुना।
अब्रह्मण्या नृपव्याजाः शूद्रा भोक्ष्यन्ति मामिति ॥ २७ ॥
śocaty aśru-kalā sādhvī durbhagevojjhitādhunā
abrahmaṇyā nṛpa-vyājāḥ śūdrā bhokṣyanti mām iti

Synonyms

adhunā — now; ujjhitā — having been abandoned [by Bhagavān (bhagavatojjitā tyaktā)157]; sādhvī — the virtuous [Earth goddess (bhūḥ)]; aśru-kalā — crying incessant tears [(aśrūṇi kalayati muñcati);158 meaning that there was a constant flow of tears streaming from her eyes (santata-snuta-netra-jala-dhārā’sta)159]; iva — as though; durbhagā — bereft of all fortune [bhāgya-hīnā160]; śocati — grieves; iti — thus; śūdrāḥ — śūdras; abrahmaṇyāḥ — antago-nistic to the brahminical culture [(brahma-kulāsādhavaḥ); devoid of benevolence toward the culture of Brahman and toward the brāhmaṇas who are exclusively intent on Brahman (brahma-brāhmaṇa-hita-vivarjitāḥ);161 implying their opposition to the dharma that pertains to Bhagavān (bhagavad-dharma-vaiparītyaṁ sūcitam)162]; nṛpa-vyājāḥ — [and] donning the cloak of kings [nṛpa-veṣa-dhāriṇaḥ163]; bhokṣyanti — will appropriate; mām — me; [for their own enjoyment].

Translation

Now, having been abandoned by Bhagavān, the virtuous Earth goddess, crying incessant tears as though bereft of all fortune, grieves thus: “Śūdras, antagonistic to the brahminical culture and donning the cloak of kings, will appropriate me for their own enjoyment.”

Raise a Query

Sign In to Post

No questions yet

Be the first reader to ask about this verse.