Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 53
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Wrath, the Assault on Vedic Culture, and the Boy-Yamarāja’s Teaching on the Soul
अहो अकरुणो देव: स्त्रियाकरुणया विभु: । कृपणं मामनुशोचन्त्या दीनया किं करिष्यति ॥ ५३ ॥
aho akaruṇo devaḥ striyākaruṇayā vibhuḥ kṛpaṇaṁ mām anuśocantyā dīnayā kiṁ kariṣyati
អនិច្ចា! វាសនាចិត្តកាចប៉ុនណា; ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏មានអំណាចនេះក៏មិនមេត្តាចំពោះភរិយាខ្ញុំដែលមានមេត្តាផង។ នាងទួញសោកដើម្បីខ្ញុំដោយភាពទុក្ខទ្រាំ—វាសនានឹងបានអ្វីពីការដកយកនកកម្សត់នេះទៅ?
FAQs
This verse shows how intense attachment produces grief; even the powerful feel helpless when confronted with suffering, and lamentation cannot change the Lord’s arrangement or the results of karma.
Hiraṇyakaśipu speaks in despair, reflecting that even if a compassionate woman mourns for him, such pity cannot alter destiny; he contrasts human compassion with what he perceives as the Lord’s harsh dispensation.
It encourages shifting from helpless grief to spiritual steadiness—accepting what cannot be changed, reducing attachment-driven anxiety, and seeking shelter in bhakti rather than emotional collapse.