ŚB 10.34.11
Canto 10, Chapter 34, Text 11
को भवान् परया लक्ष्म्या रोचतेऽद्भुतदर्शन: ।
कथं जुगुप्सितामेतां गतिं वा प्रापितोऽवश: ॥ ११ ॥
कथं जुगुप्सितामेतां गतिं वा प्रापितोऽवश: ॥ ११ ॥
ko bhavān parayā lakṣmyā
rocate ’dbhuta-darśanaḥ
kathaṁ jugupsitām etāṁ
gatiṁ vā prāpito ’vaśaḥ
rocate ’dbhuta-darśanaḥ
kathaṁ jugupsitām etāṁ
gatiṁ vā prāpito ’vaśaḥ
Word by word
kaḥ — who; bhavān — your good self; parayā — with great; lakṣmyā — beauty; rocate — shine; adbhuta — wonderful; darśanaḥ — to see; katham — why; jugupsitām — terrible; etām — this; gatim — destination; vā — and; prāpitaḥ — made to assume; avaśaḥ — beyond your control.
Translation
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear sir, you appear so wonderful, glowing with such great beauty. Who are you? And who forced you to assume this terrible body of a snake?