SB 10.44.32

SB 10.44.32

Devanagari

नि:सारयत दुर्वृत्तौ वसुदेवात्मजौ पुरात् धनं हरत गोपानां नन्दं बध्नीत दुर्मतिम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Verse text

niḥsārayata durvṛttau vasudevātmajau purāt dhanaṁ harata gopānāṁ nandaṁ badhnīta durmatim

Synonyms

niḥsārayata expel ; durvṛttau who behave wickedly ; vasudeva ātmajau — the two sons of Vasudeva ; purāt from the city ; dhanam the wealth ; harata take away ; gopānām of the cowherds ; nandam Nanda Mahārāja ; badhnīta tie up ; durmatim the fool, whose heart is crooked .

Translation

[Kaṁsa said:] Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds’ property and arrest that fool Nanda!

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

[Kaṁsa said:] Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds' property and arrest that fool Nanda! KB 10.44.32 “I order that these two sons of Vasudeva be immediately driven out of Mathurā. The cowherd boys who have come with Them should be plundered and all their riches taken away. Nanda Mahārāja should immediately be arrested and killed for his cunning behavior, …

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

"Drive out the two wicked sons of Vasudeva" can also mean "Give these boys of unattainable qualities the best position in the city. Protect Krsna, the treasure of the cowherd men. Tie up Nanda whose intelligence is perfect with ropes of affection. Establish affectionate relationship with him."

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

The two boys were evil because they killed the wrestlers in the matches. Others should fight with the two since they are sons of Vasudeva. Since no one can defeat them, they should be driven from the city. The statement also confirms that the two boys had greater attraction for the forests as dwellers in the forest. They were his nephews. Nanda is considered evil since he had friendship with Vasudeva. Out of ignorance Nanda is protecting my enemies. Capture him but do not kill him.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

Drive the boys from our city since they are evil, having killed the wrestlers while playing. This is reasonable since they are sons of Vasudeva. They are similar to their father. The real meaning however is that they have proper behaviour, being merciful even to the wicked (durvṛttau) since they are Vasudeva’s sons. Forcibly seize the dairy products brought by the cowherds. Making many offerings at once can cause problems for us. Bind Nanda with chains because he is wicked. Secretly he protected my enemy. The real meanings is “He is merciful even to the wicked.” Nanda-gopaś ca durmedhā pāpeṣv abhirato mama Āyaṣair nigaḍākārair loha-pāśāir nigṛhyatām Crafty Nanda is absorbed in sins. He should be bound with iron chains. Hari-vaṁsa Nando ‘pi gṛyatāṁ pāpo nigaḍair āyaṣair iha Sinful Nanda should be bound with iron chains. Viṣṇu Purāṇa He gave this instruction because he was afraid of the cowherds. Or naturally bad words came from his mouth in order to cause danger to best of the devotees.