286 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 6
TRANSLATION

She wanted to look after my maintenance properly, but because she
was not independent, she was not able to do anything for me. The world
is under the full control of the Supreme Lord; therefore everyone is like a
wooden doll in the hands of a puppet master.

TEXT 8

He A aeage sfiaiaate |
PATHS TTA WHR: TATA: I< II

ahar ca tad-brahma-kule
usivams tad-apeksaya

dig-desa-kalavyutpanno
balakah pajica-hayanah

aham—I; ca—also; tat—that; brahma-kule—in the schoo! of the
brahmanas; iisivan—lived; tat—her; apeksaya—being dependent on; dik-
desa—direction and country; kala—time; avyutpannah—having no
experience; balakah—mere child; parica—five; hayanah—years old.

TRANSLATION

When I was a mere child of five years, I lived in a brahmana school.
I was dependent on my mother’s affection and had no experience of
different lands.

TEXT 9
aaa fartat Hercerdi fafa at af |
AISA CIB: HI Brae? 11S Ul

ekada nirgatam gehad
duhantim nisi gam pathi

sarpo dasatpada sprstah
krpanam kala-coditah

ekada—once upon a time; nirgatam—having gone away; gehat—from
home; duhantim—for milking; nisi—at night; gam—the cow; pathi—on the
path; sarpah—snake; adasat—bitten; pada—on the leg; sprstah—thus struck;
krpanam—the poor woman; kala-coditah—influenced by the supreme time.
