SB 1.6.6

Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto, Chapter 6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

SB 1.6.5

SB 1.6.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

ekātmajā me jananī
yoṣin mūḍhā ca kiṅkarī
mayy ātmaje 'nanya-gatau
cakre snehānubandhanam

SYNONYMS

eka-ātmajā—having only one son; me—my; jananī—mother; yoṣit—woman by class; mūḍhā—foolish; ca—and; kiṅkarī—maidservant; mayi—unto me; ātmaje—being her offspring; ananya-gatau—one who has no alternative for protection; cakre—did it; sneha-anubandhanam—tied by affectionate bondage.

TRANSLATION

I was the only son of my mother, who was not only a simple woman but a maidservant as well. Since I was her only offspring, she had no other alternative for protection: she bound me with the tie of affection.