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SB 10.78.24

Devanāgarī

यस्मादसाविमान् विप्रानध्यास्ते प्रतिलोमज: । धर्मपालांस्तथैवास्मान् वधमर्हति दुर्मति: ॥ २४ ॥

Text

yasmād asāv imān viprān adhyāste pratiloma-jaḥ dharma-pālāṁs tathaivāsmān vadham arhati durmatiḥ

Synonyms

yasmāt—because;asau—he;imān—than these;viprān—brāhmaṇas;adhyāste—is sitting higher;pratiloma-jaḥ—born from an improperly mixed marriage;dharma—of the principles of religion;pālān—the protector;tathāeva—also;asmān—Myself;vadham—death;arhati—he deserves;durmatiḥ—foolish.

Translation

[Lord Balarāma said:] Because this fool born from an improperly mixed marriage sits above all these brāhmaṇas and even above Me, the protector of religion, he deserves to die.

← SB 10.78.23Chapter 78SB 10.78.25