182 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 14

TEXT 12
SAN Alat We FadisdtHoaar |
fe a aaRATTd AA savy A 2M

kum4éro mataram praha
kupito ‘lika-lajjaya

kim na vacasy asad-vrtte
Gtmavadyam vadaésu me

kumarah—the child; mdtaram—unto his mother; pradha—said;
kupitah—being very angry; alika—unnecessary; lajjaya—with shame;
kim—why; na—not; vacasi—you say; asat-vrtte—O unchaste woman;
dtma-avadyam—the fault you have committed; vada—say; adsu—im-
mediately; me—unto me.

TRANSLATION

The child then became very angry and demanded that his
mother immediately tell the truth. “You unchaste woman,” he
said, ‘‘what is the use of your unnecessary shame? Why do you not
admit your fault? Immediately tell me about your faulty

behavior.”
TEXT 13

TM at WAKA aAMaly aRaT |
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brahma tam raha ahiiya
samapraksic ca sdntvayan

somasyety Gha Sanakaih
somas tarh tavad agrahit

brahma—Lord Brahma; tam—unto her, Tara; rahah—in a secluded
place; dhiiya—putting her; samapraksit—inquired in detail; ca—and;
santvayan—pacifying; somasya—this son belongs to Soma, the moon-
god; iti—thus; aha—she replied; sanakaih—very slowly; somah—
Soma; tam—the child; tavat—immediately; agrahit—took charge of.
