70 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 15

tada—then; eva—indeed; te—unto you; param—transcendental:
jidnam—knowledge: dadami—I would have delivered; grham—to
your home: dgatah—came; jnatva—knowing: anya-abhinivesam—ab-
sorption in something else (in material things); te—your; putram—a
son: eva—only; dadami—gave; aham—I.

TRANSLATION

When I first came to your home, I could have given you the
supreme transcendental knowledge, but when I saw that your
mind was absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son, who
caused you jubilation and lamentation.

TEXTS 21-23
mya gf at Hadaayad |
Gd ART Tet Ua faaTATAT: LI
wars fama usatrya7: |
MelWSA TS BAM BAMMTATATAAT: WRI
wish Beat waderntea: |
TAATAST: «| ARAPTAAAT: R31
adhuna putrinam tapo
bhavataivinubhiyate
evam dara grha rayo
vividhaisvarya-sampadah
Sabdadayas ca visayas
cala rajya-vibhiitayah
mahi rajyam balam koso
bhrtyamatya-suhrj-janah

sarve ‘pi Siiraseneme
Soka-moha-bhayartidah

gandharva-nagara-prakhyah
svapna-maya-manorathah
