SB 11.7.57 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

कपोती प्रथमं गर्भं गृह्णन्ती काल आगते ।

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Verse text

kapotī prathamaṁ garbhaṁ

gṛhṇantī kāla āgate

aṇḍāni suṣuve nīḍe

sta-patyuḥ sannidhau satī

Synonyms

kapotī — the female pigeon ; prathamam — her first ; garbham — pregnancy ; gṛhṇantī — carrying ; kāle — when the time (for delivery) ; āgate — had come ; aṇḍāni — eggs ; suṣuve — she delivered ; nīḍe — in the nest ; sva-patyuḥ — of her husband ; sannidhau — in the presence ; satī — the chaste.

Translation

Then the female pigeon experienced her first pregnancy. When the time arrived, the chaste lady delivered a number of eggs within the nest in the presence of her husband.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Then the female pigeon experienced her first pregnancy. When the time arrived, the chaste lady delivered a number of eggs within the nest in the presence of her husband.