SB 9.3.4

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

SB 9.3.3 - SB 9.3.5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 4

te daiva-coditā bālā

jyotiṣī kaṇṭakena vai

avidhyan mugdha-bhāvena

susrāvāsṛk tato bahiḥ

SYNONYMS

te—those two; daiva-coditā—as if impelled by providence; bālā—that young daughter; jyotiṣī—two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm; kaṇṭakena—with a thorn; vai—indeed; avidhyat—pierced; mugdha-bhāvena—as if without knowledge; susrāva—came out; asṛk—blood; tataḥ—from there; bahiḥ—outside.

TRANSLATION

As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.

SB 9.3.3 - SB 9.3.5