SB 4.17.20 • मूल श्लोक

प्रहरन्ति न वै स्त्रीषु कृताग:स्वपि जन्तव: । किमुत त्वद्विधा राजन् करुणा दीनवत्सला: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

praharanti na vai strīṣu kṛtāgaḥsv api jantavaḥ kim uta tvad-vidhā rājan karuṇā dīna-vatsalāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

praharanti — strike; na — never; vai — certainly; strīṣu — women; kṛta-āgaḥsu — having committed sinful activities; api — although; jantavaḥ — human beings; kim uta — then what to speak of; tvat-vidhāḥ — personalities like you; rājan — O King; karuṇāḥ — merciful; dīna-vatsalāḥ — affectionate to the poor.

Translation

“Even if a woman does commit some sinful activity, no one should place his hand upon her. And what to speak of you, dear King, who are so merciful. You are a protector, and you are affectionate to the poor.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda