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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.70

एक: सङ्कल्पित: पुत्र: सप्त सप्ताभवन् कथम् । यदि ते विदितं पुत्र सत्यं कथय मा मृषा ॥ ७० ॥
ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ
[ekah sankalpitah putrah]
sapta saptābhavan katham
[sapta saptaabhavan katham]
yadi te viditaṁ putra
[yadi te viditam putra]
satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā
[satyam kathaya maa mrishaa]
ekaḥ — one saṅkalpitaḥ — was prayed for putraḥ — son sapta sapta — forty-nine abhavan — came to be katham — how yadi — if te — by you viditam — known putra — my dear son satyam — the truth kathaya — speak mā — do not (speak) mṛṣā — lies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekaḥ saṅkalpitaḥ putraḥ
ekaḥ
one
saṅkalpitaḥ
was prayed for
putraḥ
son
sapta saptābhavan katham
sapta sapta
forty-nine
abhavan
came to be
katham
how
yadi te viditaṁ putra
yadi
if
te
by you
viditam
known
putra
my dear son
satyaṁ kathaya mā mṛṣā
satyam
the truth
kathaya
speak
mā
do not (speak)
mṛṣā
lies.
I prayed for only one son, but now I see that there are forty-nine. How has this happened? My dear son Indra, if you know, please tell me the truth. Do not try to speak lies.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I prayed for only one son, who has become forty-nine sons. How has this happened? O my son Indra! If you know how this has happened, please tell me. Do not speak lies.
I prayed for one son but now I see forty-nine — how? Tell me the truth, do not lie. The vow-keeper still demands truth from her opponent-turned-helper.
Reflection Questions
  • When something expanded unexpectedly, did I demand the truth of how?
  • Whom should I be asking for the rest of the story?
📝 My note

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