Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19


Sanskrit:

तेषां वीर्यमदान्धानां दृप्तानां स्मयनुत्तये ।आनितासि मया भद्रे तेजोपहरतासताम् ॥ १९ ॥

ITRANS:

teṣāṁ vīrya-madāndhānāṁdṛptānāṁ smaya-nuttayeānitāsi mayā bhadretejopaharatāsatām

Translation:

It was to dispel the arrogance of these kings that I carried you away, My good woman, for they were blinded by the intoxication of power. My purpose was to curb the strength of the wicked.

Purport: