Canto & Chapters
Liberation (24 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Chapter 1430v
Chapter 14
Chapter 1530v
Chapter 15
Chapter 1630v
Chapter 16
Chapter 1730v
Chapter 17
Chapter 1830v
Chapter 18
Chapter 1930v
Chapter 19
Chapter 2030v
Chapter 20
Chapter 2130v
Chapter 21
Chapter 2230v
Chapter 22
Chapter 2330v
Chapter 23
Chapter 2430v
Chapter 24
Canto 9, Chapter 14
Chapter 14
Verse 37 (SB 9.14.37)
SB 9.14.37 • मूल श्लोक
स्त्रियो ह्यकरुणा: क्रूरा दुर्मर्षा: प्रियसाहसा: । घ्नन्त्यल्पार्थेऽपि विश्रब्धं पतिं भ्रातरमप्युत ॥ ३७ ॥
Transliteration
striyo hy akaruṇāḥ krūrā durmarṣāḥ priya-sāhasāḥ ghnanty alpārthe ’pi viśrabdhaṁ patiṁ bhrātaram apy uta
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
striyaḥ — women; hi — indeed; akaruṇāḥ — merciless; krūrāḥ — cunning; durmarṣāḥ — intolerant; priya-sāhasāḥ — for their own pleasure they can do anything; ghnanti — they kill; alpa-arthe — for a slight reason; api — indeed; viśrabdham — faithful; patim — husband; bhrātaram — brother; api — also; uta — it is said.
Translation
“Women as a class are merciless and cunning. They cannot tolerate even a slight offense. For their own pleasure they can do anything irreligious, and therefore they do not fear killing even a faithful husband or brother.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaKing Purūravā was greatly attached to Urvaśī. Yet despite his faithfulness to her, she had left him. Now, considering that the King was wasting his rarely achieved human form of life, Urvaśī frankly explained the nature of a woman. Because of her nature, a woman can respond to even a slight offense from her husband by not only leaving him but even killing him if required. To say nothing of her husband, she can even kill her brother. That is a woman’s nature. Therefore, in the material world, unless women are trained to be chaste and faithful to their husbands, there cannot be peace or prosperity in society.