1342 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 31
Sayito ’Suci-paryanke
jantuh svedaja-disite
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
CAAT FA AVA AcHNIey: |
ed Paar HAT: Sts Fa rll
tudanty dma-tvacam damsa
masaka matkunddayah
rudantam vigata-jnanam
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.
