ŚB 10.88.30
Devanagari
यदि न: श्रवणायालं युष्मद्व्यवसितं विभो ।
भण्यतां प्रायश: पुम्भिर्धृतै: स्वार्थान् समीहते ॥ ३० ॥
भण्यतां प्रायश: पुम्भिर्धृतै: स्वार्थान् समीहते ॥ ३० ॥
Verse text
yadi naḥ śravaṇāyālaṁ
yuṣmad-vyavasitaṁ vibho
bhaṇyatāṁ prāyaśaḥ pumbhir
dhṛtaiḥ svārthān samīhate
yuṣmad-vyavasitaṁ vibho
bhaṇyatāṁ prāyaśaḥ pumbhir
dhṛtaiḥ svārthān samīhate
Synonyms
Translation
O mighty one, please tell Us what you intend to do, if We are qualified to hear it. Usually one accomplishes his purposes by taking help from others.
Purport
Even an envious demon will not refuse the help of a brāhmaṇa’s potency to gain his ends.