prÄg akalpÄc ca kuÅ›alaá¹
bhrÄtar vo nÄcarÄma hi
adhunÄ Å›rÄ«-madÄndhÄká¹£Ä
na paÅ›yÄmaḥ puraḥ sataḥ
prÄk - previously; akalpÄt - because of incapacity; ca - and; kuÅ›alam - welfare; bhrÄtaḥ - O brother; vaḥ - your; na ÄcarÄma - we did not carry out; hi - indeed; adhunÄ - now; Å›rÄ« - with opulence; mada - due to the intoxication; andha - blinded; aká¹£Äḥ - whose eyes; na paÅ›yÄmaḥ - we fail to see; puraḥ - in front; sataḥ - present.
While living under the tyranny of Kaá¹sa, Vasudeva was unable to do anything to help Nanda and his subjects defend themselves against the many demons sent from MathurÄ to kill Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma.