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Chapter 18: Maharaj Parikshit Cursed by a Brahmin Boy

Verse 38 of 48
SB 1.18.38

tato abhyetya ashramam valo galesarpa kalevaram. pitaram beekshya duhkharto muktakantho ruroda ha.

Synonyms

tatothereafter; abhyetyaafter entering into; ashramamthe hermitage; valotthe boy; galesarpathe snake on the shoulder; kalevarambody; pitramunto the father; beekshyahaving seen; duhkhartoin sorry plight; muktakantholoudly; rurodacried; hain the past.

Translation

Thereafter when the boy returned in the hermitage, he saw his father wrapped by his body with a snake on shoulder and thus being too much aggrieved began to cry very loudly.

Purport

The boy was not happy within his mind on account of committing a great mistake and he wanted to be relieved of the burden on the heart by crying. So after entering the hermitage and seeing his father in that condition he cried loudly so that he may be relieved but it was too late and the father regretted the whole incidence as it will appear in the following verses.

Verse 38 of 48
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