SB 1.6.6

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

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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.

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