ŚB 10.64.36
Devanagari
राजानो राजलक्ष्म्यान्धा नात्मपातं विचक्षते ।
निरयं येऽभिमन्यन्ते ब्रह्मस्वं साधु बालिशा: ॥ ३६ ॥
निरयं येऽभिमन्यन्ते ब्रह्मस्वं साधु बालिशा: ॥ ३६ ॥
Text
rājāno rāja-lakṣmyāndhā
nātma-pātaṁ vicakṣate
nirayaṁ ye ’bhimanyante
brahma-svaṁ sādhu bāliśāḥ
nātma-pātaṁ vicakṣate
nirayaṁ ye ’bhimanyante
brahma-svaṁ sādhu bāliśāḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Members of the royal order, blinded by royal opulence, fail to foresee their own downfall. Childishly hankering to enjoy a brāhmaṇa’s property, they are actually hankering to go to hell.