किं क्षत्रबन्धून्कलिनोपसृष्टान्राष्ट्राणि वा तैरवरोपितानि ।
इतस्ततो वाशनपानवासः स्नानव्यवायोन्मुखजीवलोकम् ॥२२॥

kiṁ kṣatra-bandhūn kalinopasṛṣṭān
rāṣṭrāṇi vā tair avaropitāni
itas tato vāśana-pāna-vāsaḥ-
snāna-vyavāyonmukha-jīva-lokam


Text

O earth! Are you lamenting because the women are not protected by the husbands, children are not protected by parents and moreover suffer at the hands of merciless people? Are you lamenting about learned words being spoken in brāhmaṇa families with sinful conduct? Are you lamenting the best of brāhmaṇas serving kings with no respect for brāhmaṇas?

Purport

Are women are not protected by their husbands? The children are not protected by the parents. Moreover they are suffering because of merciless persons. Are you lamenting apparent learned words (devim vacam) in brahmana families of bad conduct? Are you lamenting those of noble family who are serving kings who have no devotion to brahmanas?