Canto 7, Chapter 1

The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

Verse 18 (SB 7.1.18)
SB 7.1.18 • मूल श्लोक

दमघोषसुत: पाप आरभ्य कलभाषणात् । सम्प्रत्यमर्षी गोविन्दे दन्तवक्रश्च दुर्मति: ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

damaghoṣa-sutaḥ pāpa ārabhya kala-bhāṣaṇāt sampraty amarṣī govinde dantavakraś ca durmatiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

damaghoṣa-sutaḥ — Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa; pāpaḥ — sinful; ārabhya — beginning; kala-bhāṣaṇāt — from the unclear speech of a child; samprati — even until now; amarṣī — envious; govinde — toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa; dantavakraḥ — Dantavakra; ca — also; durmatiḥ — evil-minded.

Translation

“From the very beginning of his childhood, when he could not even speak properly, Śiśupāla, the most sinful son of Damaghoṣa, began blaspheming the Lord, and he continued to be envious of Śrī Kṛṣṇa until death. Similarly, his brother Dantavakra continued the same habits.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda