श्रीविष्णुदूता ऊचु: अहो कष्टं धर्मदृशामधर्म: स्पृशते सभाम् । यत्रादण्ड्येष्वपापेषु दण्डो यैर्ध्रियते वृथा ॥ २ ॥
sri-visnuduta ucuh aho kastam dharma-drsam adharmah sprsate sabham yatradandyesv apapesu dando yair dhriyate vrtha
- sri-visnudutah ucuh
- the Visnudutas said
- aho
- alas
- kastam
- how painful it is
- dharma-drsam
- of persons interested in maintaining religion
- adharmah
- irreligion
- sprsate
- is affecting
- sabham
- the assembly
- yatra
- wherein
- adandyesu
- upon persons not to be punished
- apapesu
- who are sinless
- dandah
- punishment
- yaih
- by whom
- dhriyate
- is being allotted
- vrtha
- unnecessarily.
The Visnudutas said: Alas, how painful it is that irreligion is being introduced into an assembly where religion should be maintained. Indeed, those in charge of maintaining the religious principles are needlessly punishing a sinless, unpunishable person.