152 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 21
urtha manorathas tasya
diirah svargah pataty adhah
pratisrutasyadanena
yo ’rthinam vipralambhate
vrtha—without any good result; manorathah—mental concoction;
tasya—of him; dirah—far away; svargah—elevation to the higher
planetary system; patati—falls down; adhah—to a hellish condition of
life; pratisrutasya—things promised; adanena—being unable to give;
yah—anyone who; arthinam—a beggar; vipralambhate —cheats.
TRANSLATION
Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling
one’s desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has
promised falls down to a hellish condition of life.
TEXT 34
Rreoat cariift sae aerate |
Tz HTH HHS TERT fered Hahaq TAT wl
vipralabdho dadamiti
tvayaham cédhya-manina
tad vyalika-phalam bhurnksva
nirayam katicit samah
vipralabdhah—now | am cheated; dadémi—I promise I shall give
you; iti—thus; tvuaya—by you; aham—I am; ca—also; ddhya-
manind—by being very proud of your opulence; tat—therefore;
vyalika-phalam—as a result of cheating; bhunksva—you enjoy;
nirayam—in hellish life; katicit—a few; samah—years.
TRANSLATION
Being falsely proud of your possessions, you promised to give
Me land, but you could not fulfill your promise. Therefore, be-
cause your promise was false, you must live for a few years in
hellish life.
