ŚB 10.74.31
Devanagari
ईशो दुरत्यय: काल इति सत्यवती श्रुति: ।
वृद्धानामपि यद् बुद्धिर्बालवाक्यैर्विभिद्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
वृद्धानामपि यद् बुद्धिर्बालवाक्यैर्विभिद्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
Verse text
īśo duratyayaḥ kāla
iti satyavatī srutiḥ
vṛddhānām api yad buddhir
bāla-vākyair vibhidyate
iti satyavatī srutiḥ
vṛddhānām api yad buddhir
bāla-vākyair vibhidyate
Synonyms
īśaḥ — the supreme controller; duratyayaḥ — unavoidable; kālaḥ — time; iti — thus; satya-vatī — truthful; srutiḥ — the revealed statement of the Vedas; vṛddhānām — of elder authorities; api — even; yat — since; buddhiḥ — the intelligence; bāla — of a boy; vākyaiḥ — by the words; vibhidyate — is diverted.
Translation
[Śiśupāla said:] The statement of the Vedas that time is the unavoidable controller of all has indeed been proven true, since the intelligence of wise elders has now become diverted by the words of a mere boy.