SB 6.10.28 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.10.28

सर्वे प्रयासा अभवन् विमोघा: कृता: कृता देवगणेषु दैत्यै: । कृष्णानुकूलेषु यथा महत्सु क्षुद्रै: प्रयुक्ता ऊषती रूक्षवाच: ॥ २८ ॥

sarve prayāsā abhavan vimoghāḥ

[sarve prayaasaa abhavan vimoghaah]

kṛtāḥ kṛtā deva-gaṇeṣu daityaiḥ

[kritaah kritaa deva-ganeshu daityaih]

kṛṣṇānukūleṣu yathā mahatsu

[krishnaanukooleshu yathaa mahatsu]

kṣudraiḥ prayuktā ūṣatī rūkṣa-vācaḥ

[kshudraih prayuktaa ooshatee rooksha-vaachah]

Word-for-word

sarve — all prayāsāḥ — endeavors abhavan — were vimoghāḥ — futile kṛtāḥ — performed kṛtāḥ — again performed deva-gaṇeṣu — unto the demigods daityaiḥ — by the demons kṛṣṇa-anukūleṣu — who were always protected by Kṛṣṇa yathā — just as mahatsu — unto the Vaiṣṇavas kṣudraiḥ — by insignificant persons prayuktāḥ — used ūṣatīḥ — unfavorable rūkṣa — rough vācaḥ — words.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sarve prayāsā abhavan vimoghāḥ

sarve

all

prayāsāḥ

endeavors

abhavan

were

vimoghāḥ

futile

kṛtāḥ kṛtā deva-gaṇeṣu daityaiḥ

kṛtāḥ

performed

kṛtāḥ

again performed

deva-gaṇeṣu

unto the demigods

daityaiḥ

by the demons

kṛṣṇānukūleṣu yathā mahatsu

kṛṣṇa-anukūleṣu

who were always protected by Kṛṣṇa

yathā

just as

mahatsu

unto the Vaiṣṇavas

kṣudraiḥ prayuktā ūṣatī rūkṣa-vācaḥ

kṣudraiḥ

by insignificant persons

prayuktāḥ

used

ūṣatīḥ

unfavorable

rūkṣa

rough

vācaḥ

words.

When insignificant persons use rough words to cast false, angry accusations against saintly persons, their fruitless words do not disturb the great personalities. Similarly, all the efforts of the demons against the demigods, who were favorably situated under the protection of Kṛṣṇa, were futile.

Purport

There is a Bengali saying that if a vulture curses a cow to die, the curse will not be effective. Similarly, accusations made by demoniac persons against devotees of Kṛṣṇa cannot have any effect. The demigods are devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and therefore the curses of the demons were futile.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Just as rough words pronounced by low persons are futile against saintly persons, all the efforts of the demons against the devatās under the protection of Kṛṣṇa were futile. Uṣati should be uṣatyaḥ (harsh speech), expressing misfortune, such as saying again and again to the Vaiṣṇavas, “You should die immediately.” Rukṣa means abusive speech such as “Ah! What a low person you are!”

Personal Guidance

When insignificant persons hurl rough words against saints, the words do not disturb the great; so too the demons' efforts against the Lord's protected demigods. Spiritual immunity actually exists.

Reflection Questions

Where am I taking insults personally that should not penetrate?
What in me is meant to be immune yet is still reactive?

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