Canto 9, Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Verse 11 (SB 9.21.11)
SB 9.21.11 • मूल श्लोक

तस्य तां करुणां वाचं निशम्य विपुलश्रमाम् । कृपया भृशसन्तप्त इदमाहामृतं वच: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tasya tāṁ karuṇāṁ vācaṁ niśamya vipula-śramām kṛpayā bhṛśa-santapta idam āhāmṛtaṁ vacaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasya — of him (the caṇḍāla); tām — those; karuṇām — pitiable; vācam — words; niśamya — hearing; vipula — very much; śramām — fatigued; kṛpayā — out of compassion; bhṛśa-santaptaḥ — very much aggrieved; idam — these; āha — spoke; amṛtam — very sweet; vacaḥ — words.

Translation

“Aggrieved at hearing the pitiable words of the poor fatigued caṇḍāla, Mahārāja Rantideva spoke the following nectarean words.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Mahārāja Rantideva’s words were like amṛta, or nectar, and therefore, aside from rendering bodily service to an aggrieved person, by his words alone the King could save the life of anyone who might hear him.