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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.51

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 51

Verse text

tatrāhāmarṣito bhīmas
tasya śreyān vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
na bhartur nātmanaś cārthe
yo 'han suptān śiśūn vṛthā


Synonyms

tatrathereupon — thereupon; āhasaid — said; amarṣitaḥin an angry mood — in an angry mood; bhīmaḥBhīma — Bhīma; tasyahis — his; śreyānultimate good — ultimate good; vadhaḥkilling — killing; smṛtaḥrecorded — recorded; nanot — not; bhartuḥof the master — of the master; nanor — nor; ātmanaḥof his own self — of his own self; caand — and; arthefor the sake of — for the sake of; yaḥone who — one who; ahankilled — killed; suptānsleeping — sleeping; śiśūnchildren — children; vṛthāwithout purpose — without purpose.


Translation

Bhīma, however, disagreed with them and recommended killing this culprit who, in an angry mood, had murdered sleeping children for no purpose and for neither his nor his master's interest.

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