SB 9.3.4 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

ते दैवचोदिता बाला ज्योतिषी कण्टकेन वै । अविध्यन्मुग्धभावेन सुस्रावासृक् ततो बहि: ॥ ४ ॥

Verse text

te daiva-coditā bālā jyotiṣī kaṇṭakena vai avidhyan mugdha-bhāvena susrāvāsṛk tato bahiḥ

Synonyms

te — those two ; daiva — coditā — as if impelled by providence ; bālā — that young daughter ; jyotiṣī — two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm ; kaṇṭakena — with a thorn ; vai — indeed ; avidhyat — pierced ; mugdha — bhāvena — as if without knowledge ; susrāva — came out ; asṛk — blood ; tataḥ — from there ; bahiḥ — outside .

Translation

As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and then blood began to ooze out.