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Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Verse 36 of 52
SB 9.24.36

तं सात्यजन्नदीतोये कृच्छ्राल्लोकस्य बिभ्यती प्रपितामहस्तामुवाह पाण्डुर्वै सत्यविक्रमः

taṁ sātyajan nadī-toye kṛcchrāl lokasya bibhyatī prapitāmahas tām uvāha pāṇḍur vai satya-vikramaḥ

Synonyms

tam—that child; sā—she (Kuntī); atyajat—gave up; nadī-toye—in the water of the river; kṛcchrāt—with great repentance; lokasya—of the people in general; bibhyatī—fearing; prapitāmahaḥ—(your) great-grandfather; tām—her (Kuntī); uvāha—married; pāṇḍuḥ—the king known as Pāṇḍu; vai—indeed; satya-vikramaḥ—very pious and chivalrous..

Translation

Because Kuntī feared people's criticisms, with great difficulty she had to give up her affection for her child. Unwillingly, she packed the child in a basket and let it float down the waters of the river. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, your great-grandfather the pious and chivalrous King Pāṇḍu later married Kuntī.

Verse 36 of 52