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Chapter 31: Lord Kapila's Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities

Verse 26 of 47
SB 3.31.26

शायितो ऽशुचिपर्यंके जन्तुः स्वेदजदूषिते नेशः कण्डूयने ऽंगानामासनोत्थानचेष्टने

śāyito 'śuci-paryaṅke jantuḥ svedaja-dūṣite neśaḥ kaṇḍūyane 'ṅgānām āsanotthāna-ceṣṭane

Synonyms

śāyitaḥlaid down; aśuci-paryaṅkeon a foul bed; jantuḥthe child; sveda-jawith creatures born from sweat; dūṣiteinfested; na īśaḥincapable of; kaṇḍūyanescratching; aṅgānāmhis limbs; āsanasitting; utthānastanding; ceṣṭaneor moving..

Translation

Laid down on a foul bed infested with sweat and germs, the poor child is incapable of scratching his body to get relief from his itching sensation, to say nothing of sitting up, standing or even moving.

Purport

It should be noted that the child is born crying and suffering. After birth the same suffering continues, and he cries. Because he is disturbed by the germs in his foul bed, which is contaminated by his urine and stool, the poor child continues to cry. He is unable to take any remedial measure for his relief.

Verse 26 of 47
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