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ŚB 10.51.17

Devanagari

नरलोकं परित्यज्य राज्यं निहतकण्टकम् ।
अस्मान् पालयतो वीर कामास्ते सर्व उज्झिता: ॥ १७ ॥

Text

nara-lokaṁ parityajya
rājyaṁ nihata-kaṇṭakam
asmān pālayato vīra
kāmās te sarva ujjhitāḥ

Synonyms

nara-lokam — in the world of men; parityajya — abandoning; rājyam — a kingdom; nihata — removed; kaṇṭakam — whose thorns; asmān — us; pālayataḥ — who was protecting; vīra — O hero; kāmaḥ — desires; te — your; sarve — all; ujjhitāḥ — thrown away.

Translation

“Abandoning an unopposed kingdom in the world of men, O valiant one, you neglected all your personal desires while engaged in protecting us.