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
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PTHSCTTA THR: TATA I< Il
aham 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.
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THeT TATAT Helzerdi TTT TT TW |
ATS TAA CTE: HITE ATT AMTA | 8 UI
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.
