Canto 9, Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Verse 12 (SB 9.14.12)
SB 9.14.12 • मूल श्लोक

कुमारो मातरं प्राह कुपितोऽलीकलज्जया । किं न वचस्यसद् वृत्ते आत्मावद्यं वदाशु मे ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

kumāro mātaraṁ prāha kupito ’līka-lajjayā kiṁ na vacasy asad-vṛtte ātmāvadyaṁ vadāśu me

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kumāraḥ — the child; mātaram — unto his mother; prāha — said; kupitaḥ — being very angry; alīka — unnecessary; lajjayā — with shame; kim — why; na — not; vacasi — you say; asat-vṛtte — O unchaste woman; ātma-avadyam — the fault you have committed; vada — say; āśu — immediately; me — unto me.

Translation

“The child then became very angry and demanded that his mother immediately tell the truth. “You unchaste woman,” he said, “what is the use of your unnecessary shame? Why do you not admit your fault? Immediately tell me about your faulty behavior.””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda