SB 11.7.71
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 71
- tāṁs tathaivāvṛtān śigbhir
- mṛtyu-grastān viceṣṭataḥ
- svayaṁ ca kṛpaṇaḥ śikṣu
- paśyann apy abudho 'patat
SYNONYMS
tān — them; tathā — also; eva — indeed; āvṛtān — surrounded; śigbhiḥ — by the net; mṛtyu — by death; grastān — seized; viceṣṭataḥ — stunned; svayam — himself; ca — also; kṛpaṇaḥ — wretched; śikṣu — within the net; paśyan — while watching; api — even; abudhaḥ — unintelligent; apatat — he fell.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
As the father pigeon wretchedly stared at his poor children trapped in the net and on the verge of death, pathetically struggling to free themselves, his mind went blank, and thus he himself fell into the hunter's net.