1342 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 31

Sayito ’Suci-paryanke
jantuh svedaja-diisite
nesah kandiiyane ‘iganam
dsanotthana-cestane

Sdyitah—laid down; asuci-paryanke—on a foul bed; jantuh—the child;
sveda-ja—with creatures born from sweat; diisite—infested; na iah—
incapable of; kandiiyane—scratching; anganam-— his limbs; asana—sitting;
utthdna—standing; cestane--or moving.

TRANSLATION

Laid down on a foul bed infested with sweat and germs, the poor child
is incapable of scratching his body to get relief from his itching sensation,
to say nothing of sitting up, standing or even moving.

PURPORT

It should be noted that the child is born crying and suffering. After
birth the same suffering continues, and he cries. Because he is disturbed by
the germs in his foul bed, which is contaminated by his urine and stool,
the poor child continues to cry. He is unable to take any remedial measure
for his relief.

TEXT 27
TMA SM ATH AHN: |
weal aad HAT: Has TIT lll

tudanty dma-tvacam damsa
masakd matkunddayah

rudantam vigata-jiidnam
krmayah krmikam yatha

tudanti—they bite; dma-tvacam—the baby, whose skin is soft; damsah—
gnats; masakah— mosquitoes; matkuna—bugs; ada yah—and other creatures;
rudantam—crying; vigata— deprived of ;jfianam—wisdom; krmayah—worms;
krmikam—a worm; yatha—just as.

TRANSLATION

In his helpless condition, gnats, mosquitoes, bugs and other germs bite
the baby, whose skin is tender, just as smaller worms bite a big worm. The
child, deprived of his wisdom, cries bitterly.
