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śrī-pārvaty uvāca
ayaṁ kim adhunā loke
śāstā daṇḍa-dharaḥ prabhuḥ
asmad-vidhānāṁ duṣṭānāṁ
nirlajjānāṁ ca viprakṛt
Synonyms
sri-pārvatī uvāca—the goddess Pārvatī said; ayam—this; kim—whether; adhunā—now; loke—in the world; sasta—the supreme controller; danda-dharah—the carrier of the rod of punishment; prabhuḥ—the master; asmat-vidhanam—of persons like us; duṣṭānām—criminals; nirlajjānām—who have no shame; ca—and; viprakṛt—the restrainer. ¶
Translation
The goddess Pārvatī said: Alas, has this upstart now received a post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the only master of everything? ¶