Bhagavata Purana 4.8.36
Srimad Bhagavatam · 8 · Verse 36
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Sanskrit Original
अथापि मेऽविनीतस्य क्षात्त्रं घोरमुपेयुष: । सुरुच्या दुर्वचोबाणैर्न भिन्ने श्रयते हृदि ॥ ३६ ॥
athāpi me ’vinītasya kṣāttraṁ ghoram upeyuṣaḥ surucyā durvaco-bāṇair na bhinne śrayate hṛdi
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My dear lord, I am very impudent for not accepting your instructions, but this is not my fault. It is due to my having been born in a kṣatriya family. My stepmother, Suruci, has pierced my heart with her harsh words. Therefore your valuable instruction does not stand in my heart.