← Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

Verse 33 of 31
SB 8.21.33

वृथा मनोरथस्तस्य दूरः स्वर्गः पतत्यधः प्रतिश्रुतस्यादानेन यो ऽर्थिनं विप्रलम्भते

vṛthā manorathas tasya dūraḥ svargaḥ pataty adhaḥ pratiśrutasyādānena yo 'rthinaṁ vipralambhate

Synonyms

vṛthāwithout any good result; manorathaḥmental concoction; tasyaof him; dūraḥfar away; svargaḥelevation to the higher planetary system; patatifalls down; adhaḥto a hellish condition of life; pratiśrutasyathings promised; adānenabeing unable to give; yaḥanyone who; arthinama beggar; vipralambhatecheats..

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.

Verse 33 of 31
Prabhupāda Says