118 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 2

dinena jivata duhkham
anena vidhurdyusa

kamam—as He likes; nayatu—let Him take away; maém—me;
devah—the Supreme Lord; kim—what use; ardhena—with half; at-
manah—of the body; hi—indeed; me—my; dinena—poor; jivata —liv-
ing; duhkham—in suffering; anena—this; vidhura-a@yusd—having a
lifetime full of affliction.

TRANSLATION

If unkind Providence takes away my wife, who is half my body,
why should He not take me also? What is the use of my living with
half of my body, bereaved by loss of my wife? What shall I gain in
this way?

TEXT 55

al aaTataiery aad Prey |
TAMIA: Telealed AS A AAT TST: UI

katham tv ajata-paksaris tan
matr-hinan bibharmy aham
manda-bhagyah pratiksante

nide me mataram prajah

katham—how; tu—but; ajata-paksin—who have not grown wings to
fly; tan—them; métr-hindn—bereft of their mother; bibharmi—shall
maintain; aham—I; manda-bhagyah—very unfortunate; pratiksante—
they await; nide—in the nest; me—my; mdataram—their mother; pra-
jah—baby birds.
TRANSLATION

The unfortunate baby birds, bereft of their mother, are waiting
in the nest for her to feed them. They are still very small and have
not yet grown their wings. How shall I be able to maintain them?

PURPORT

The bird is lamenting for the mother of his children because the
mother naturally maintains and cares for the children. Yamaraja,
