Verse 17 of 45
SB 10.4.17
दैवमप्यनृतं वक्ति न मर्त्या एव केवलम् यद्विश्रम्भादहं पापः स्वसुर्निहतवाञ्छिशून्
daivam apy anṛtaṁ vakti na martyā eva kevalam yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ pāpaḥ svasur nihatavāñ chiśūn
Synonyms
daivam—providence; api—also; anṛtam—lies; vakti—say; na—not; martyāḥ—human beings; eva—certainly; kevalam—only; yat-viśrambhāt—because of believing that prophecy; aham—I; pāpaḥ—the most sinful; svasuḥ—of my sister; nihatavān—killed; śiśūn—so many children..
Translation
Alas, not only human beings but sometimes even providence lies. And I am so sinful that I believed the omen of providence and killed so many of my sister's children.
Verse 17 of 45