344 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 8
being fatigued; sayanam—lying down; ksudhitam—being hungry;
parimlana—cmaciated ; mukha-ambujam—his face, which is just like a
lotus flower.
TRANSLATION
My dear brahmana, the face of my son was just like a lotus flower. | am
thinking of his precarious condition. He is unprotected, and he might be
very hungry. He might have lain down somewhere in the forest, and the
wolves might have attacked him to eat his body.
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aho me bata dauratmyam
stri-jitasyopadharaya
yo’nkam premna’ ‘ruruksantam
nabhyanandam asattamah.
aho—alas; me—my; bata—certainly; dauratmyam—cruelty; stri-jitasya—
conquered by a woman;upadharaya— just think of me in this regard; yah—
who; ankam—lap; premna—out of love; aruruksantam—trying to rise on it;
na—not; abhyanandam—treceived properly ; asattamah—the most cruel.
TRANSLATION
Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my
cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my
lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just
imagine how hardhearted I am.
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aE sata
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TMA MIS TERM Wg |Gcll
narada uvaca
ma ma sucah sva-tanayam
deva-guptam visampate
tat-prabhavam avijiiaya
pravrnkte yad-yaso jagat
