SB 6.18.76

SB 6.18.76

Devanagari

तदिदं मम दौर्जन्यं बालिशस्य महीयसि ।
क्षन्तुमर्हसि मातस्त्वं दिष्ट्या गर्भो मृतोत्थित: ॥ ७६ ॥

Verse text

tad idaṁ mama daurjanyaṁ
bāliśasya mahīyasi
kṣantum arhasi mātas tvaṁ
diṣṭyā garbho mṛtotthitaḥ

Synonyms

tat — that ; idam — this ; mama — of me ; daurjanyam — evil deed ; bāliśasya — a fool ; mahīyasi — O best of women ; kṣantum arhasi — please excuse ; mātaḥ — O mother ; tvam — you ; diṣṭyā — by fortune ; garbhaḥ — the child within the womb ; mṛta — killed ; utthitaḥ — became alive.

Translation

O my mother, O best of all women, I am a fool. Kindly excuse me for whatever offenses I have committed. Your forty-nine sons have been born unhurt because of your devotional service. As an enemy, I cut them to pieces, but because of your great devotional service they did not die.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O mother! O best of all women! I am a fool. Kindly excuse me for my sinful deed. The dead embryo has become alive by good fortune.