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  "name":"SB 6.17.11",
  "h1":"SB 6.17.11",
  "label":"Text 11",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.17.11",
  "description":"The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything?"

} —

SB 6.17.11

Text

śrī-pārvaty uvāca
ayaṁ kim adhunā loke
śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
asmad-vidhānāṁ duṣṭānāṁ
nirlajjānāṁ ca viprakṛt

Synonyms

śrī-pārvatī uvāca—the goddess Pārvatī said; ayam—this; kim—whether; adhunā—now; loke—in the world; śāstā—the supreme controller; daṇḍa-dharaḥ—the carrier of the rod of punishment; prabhuḥ—the master; asmat-vidhānām—of persons like us; duṣṭānām—criminals; nirlajjānām—who have no shame; ca—and; viprakṛt—the restrainer.

Translation

The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything?