Canto 6, Chapter 18

Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 76 (SB 6.18.76)
SB 6.18.76 • मूल श्लोक

तदिदं मम दौर्जन्यं बालिशस्य महीयसि । क्षन्तुमर्हसि मातस्त्वं दिष्ट्या गर्भो मृतोत्थित: ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

tad idaṁ mama daurjanyaṁ bāliśasya mahīyasi kṣantum arhasi mātas tvaṁ diṣṭyā garbho mṛtotthitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tat — that; idam — this; mama — of me; daurjanyam — evil deed; bāliśasya — a fool; mahīyasi — O best of women; kṣantum arhasi — please excuse; mātaḥ — O mother; tvam — you; diṣṭyā — by fortune; garbhaḥ — the child within the womb; mṛta — killed; utthitaḥ — became alive.

Translation

“O my mother, O best of all women, I am a fool. Kindly excuse me for whatever offenses I have committed. Your forty-nine sons have been born unhurt because of your devotional service. As an enemy, I cut them to pieces, but because of your great devotional service they did not die.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda