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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.38

ततोऽभ्येत्याश्रमं बालो गले सर्पकलेवरम् । पितरं वीक्ष्य दु:खार्तो मुक्तकण्ठो रुरोद ह ॥ ३८ ॥
tato ’bhyetyāśramaṁ bālo
[tato ’bhyetyaashramam baalo]
gale sarpa-kalevaram
[gale sarpa-kalevaram]
pitaraṁ vīkṣya duḥkhārto
[pitaram veekshya duhkhaarto]
mukta-kaṇṭho ruroda ha
[mukta-kantho ruroda ha]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter abhyetya — after entering into āśramam — the hermitage bālaḥ — boy gale sarpa — the snake on the shoulder kalevaram — body pitaram — unto the father vīkṣya — having seen duḥkha-ārtaḥ — in a sorry plight mukta-kaṇṭhaḥ — loudly ruroda — cried ha — in the past.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato ’bhyetyāśramaṁ bālo
tataḥ
thereafter
abhyetya
after entering into
āśramam
the hermitage
bālaḥ
boy
gale sarpa-kalevaram
gale sarpa
the snake on the shoulder
kalevaram
body
pitaraṁ vīkṣya duḥkhārto
pitaram
unto the father
vīkṣya
having seen
duḥkha-ārtaḥ
in a sorry plight
mukta-kaṇṭho ruroda ha
mukta-kaṇṭhaḥ
loudly
ruroda
cried
ha
in the past.
Thereafter, when the boy returned to the hermitage, he saw a snake on his father’s shoulder, and out of his grief he cried very loudly.
Purport

The boy was not happy because he committed a great mistake, and he wanted to be relieved of the burden on his heart by crying. So after entering the hermitage and seeing his father in that condition, he cried loudly so that he might be relieved. But it was too late. The father regretted the whole incident.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Returning to the hermitage, the boy, seeing his father with the snake around his neck, began crying loudly, afflicted with suffering.
Commentary

Gale should actually be part of the compound without a declension ending.

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Personal Guidance
When the boy returned to the hermitage, he saw the snake on his father's shoulder, and out of grief cried loudly. The act once done now arrives in front of him. Consequences come home.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent act of mine is coming home to where I will see it?
  • How might I prepare to meet what I have set in motion?
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