366 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 7
PURPORT
A slight insult for a respectable family is sufficient to invoke grief.
Therefore, a cultured man should always be careful in dealing with worship-
ful family members.
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WM Uae aad Tet waza |
UME BATAISSA WieFTA_a Fe: |Vll
ma rodid asya janani
gautami patidevata
yathaham mrta-vatsa *’rta
rodimy asru-mukhi muhuh
ma—do not; rodit—make cry; asya—his; janani—mother; gautami—the
wife of Drona; patidevata—chaste; yatha—as has; aham—myself: myta-vatsa
—one whose child is dead; arta—distressed; rodimi—crying; asru-mukhi—
tears in the eyes; muhuh—constantly.
TRANSLATION
My lord, do not make the wife of Dronacarya cry like me. I am
aggrieved for the death of my sons. She need not cry constantly like me.
PURPORT
Sympathetic good lady as she was, Srimati Draupadi did not want to
put the wife of Dronacarya in the same position of childlessness, both from
the point of motherly feelings as well as from the respectable position
held by the wife of Dronacarya.
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a: wifes aad carahareafe: |
Aq BF AAEM Agaed Bafsay live!
yaih kopitarn brahma-kulam
rajanyair ajitatmabhih
