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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.11

श्रीपार्वत्युवाच अयं किमधुना लोके शास्ता दण्डधर: प्रभु: । अस्मद्विधानां दुष्टानां निर्लज्जानां च विप्रकृत् ॥ ११ ॥
śrī-pārvaty uvāca
[shree-paarvaty uvaacha]
ayaṁ kim adhunā loke
[ayam kim adhunaa loke]
śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
[shaastaa danda-dharah prabhuh]
asmad-vidhānāṁ duṣṭānāṁ
[asmad-vidhaanaam dushtaanaam]
nirlajjānāṁ ca viprakṛt
[nirlajjaanaam cha viprakrit]
Word-for-word
śrī-pārvatī uvāca — the goddess Pārvatī said ayam — this kim — whether adhunā — now loke — in the world śāstā — the supreme controller daṇḍa-dharaḥ — the carrier of the rod of punishment prabhuḥ — the master asmat-vidhānām — of persons like us duṣṭānām — criminals nirlajjānām — who have no shame ca — and viprakṛt — the restrainer.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-pārvaty uvāca
śrī-pārvatī uvāca
the goddess Pārvatī said
ayaṁ kim adhunā loke
ayam
this
kim
whether
adhunā
now
loke
in the world
śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
śāstā
the supreme controller
daṇḍa-dharaḥ
the carrier of the rod of punishment
prabhuḥ
the master
asmad-vidhānāṁ duṣṭānāṁ
asmat-vidhānām
of persons like us
duṣṭānām
criminals
nirlajjānāṁ ca viprakṛt
nirlajjānām
who have no shame
ca
and
viprakṛt
the restrainer.
The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Pārvatī said: Alas, has he attained the post of a ruler, punisher, master and restrainer for shameless criminals like us? He makes himself superior to others. Viprakṛt means “one who gives benefit by punishing.”
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Personal Guidance
Pārvatī: has this upstart received an office from which to punish shameless people like us? Sharp questions can be a kindness toward someone who has overreached.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I confused notice or position with the right to punish?
  • Could a sharp question to me right now be a kindness?
📝 My note

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