Text 29]
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
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utthitās te niśamyātha vyudakam kalaśam prabho papracchuḥ kasya karmedam pītam puṁsavanam jalam
utthitāḥ—after awakening; te—all of them; niśamya—seeing; atha—thereafter; vyudakam—empty; kalaśam—the waterpot; prabho—O King Parikṣit; papracchuḥ—inquired; kasya—whose; karma—act; idam—this; pītam—drunk; puṁsavanam—which was to cause the birth of a child; jalam—water.
TRANSLATION
When the brāhmaṇas got up from bed and saw the waterpot empty, they inquired who had done this work of drinking the water meant for begetting a child.
TEXT 29
राज्ञा पीतं विदित्वा वै ईश्वरप्रहितेन ते । ईश्वराय नमश्चक्रुरहो दैवबलं बलम् ॥२९॥
rājñā pītam viditvā vai īśvara-prahitena te īśvarāya namaś cakrur aho daiva-balam balam
rājñā—by the King; pītam—drunk; viditvā—understanding this; vai—indeed; īśvara-prahitena—inspired by providence; te—all of them; īśvarāya—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller; namaḥ cakruḥ—offered respectful obeisances; aho—alas; daiva-balam—providential power; balam—is actual power.
TRANSLATION
When the brāhmaṇas came to understand that the King, inspired by the supreme controller, had drunk the water, they all exclaimed “Alas! The power of providence is real power. No one can