182 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 14
TEXT 12
FAR At Me FIaisaTHIAT |
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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 AEA TAMA AKTTT |
AMATE TAR AHR TASMANIA 11231
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.
