Canto 8, Chapter 8

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Verse 29 (SB 8.8.29)
SB 8.8.29 • मूल श्लोक

नि:सत्त्वा लोलुपा राजन् निरुद्योगा गतत्रपा: । यदा चोपेक्षिता लक्ष्म्या बभूवुर्दैत्यदानवा: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

niḥsattvā lolupā rājan nirudyogā gata-trapāḥ yadā copekṣitā lakṣmyā babhūvur daitya-dānavāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

niḥsattvāḥ — without strength; lolupāḥ — very greedy; rājan — O King; nirudyogāḥ — frustrated; gata-trapāḥ — shameless; yadā — when; ca — also; upekṣitāḥ — neglected; lakṣmyā — by the goddess of fortune; babhūvuḥ — they became; daitya-dānavāḥ — the demons and Rākṣasas.

Translation

“O King, because of being neglected by the goddess of fortune, the demons and Rākṣasas were depressed, bewildered and frustrated, and thus they became shameless.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda