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SB 6.18.70

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 70

ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ
sapta saptābhavan katham
yadi te viditaṁ putra
satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā


SYNONYMS

ekaḥ—one; saṅkalpitaḥ—was prayed for; putraḥ—son; sapta sapta—forty-nine; abhavan—came to be; katham—how; yadi—if; te—by you; viditam—known; putra—my dear son; satyam—the truth; kathaya—speak; mā—do not (speak); mṛṣā—lies.


TRANSLATION

I prayed for only one son, but now I see that there are forty-nine. How has this happened? My dear son Indra, if you know, please tell me the truth. Do not try to speak lies.