SB 6.18.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

एकः सङ्कल्पितः पुत्रः सप्त सप्ताभवन्कथम् ।
यदि ते विदितं पुत्र सत्यं कथय मा मृषा ॥ ७० ॥

ekah saṅkalpitah putrah

sapta saptabhavan katham

yadi te viditam putra

satyam kathaya ma mrsa

ekah-one; saṅkalpitah-was prayed for; putrah-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; ma-do not (speak); mrsa-lies.

TRANSLATION

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.

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