← Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 19: Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja

Verse 3 of 43
SB 8.19.3

न ह्येतस्मिन्कुले कश्चिन्निःसत्त्वः कृपणः पुमान् प्रत्याख्याता प्रतिश्रुत्य यो वादाता द्विजातये

na hy etasmin kule kaścin niḥsattvaḥ kṛpaṇaḥ pumān pratyākhyātā pratiśrutya yo vādātā dvijātaye

Synonyms

nanot; hiindeed; etasminin this; kulein the dynasty or family; kaścitanyone; niḥsattvaḥpoor-minded; kṛpaṇaḥmiser; pumānany person; pratyākhyātārefuses; pratiśrutyaafter promising to give; yaḥ vāeither; adātānot being charitable; dvijātayeunto the brāhmaṇas..

Translation

I know that even until now, no one taking birth in your family has been poor-minded or miserly. No one has refused to give charity to brāhmaṇas, nor after promising to give charity has anyone failed to fulfill his promise.

Verse 3 of 43
Prabhupāda Says