SB 6.18.72

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 72

kṛtto me saptadhā garbha

āsan sapta kumārakāḥ

te 'pi caikaikaśo vṛkṇāḥ

saptadhā nāpi mamrire

SYNONYMS

kṛttaḥ—cut; me—by me; sapta-dhā—into seven; garbhaḥ—the embryo; āsan—there came to be; sapta—seven; kumārakāḥ—babies; te—they; api—although; ca—also; eka-ekaśaḥ—each one; vṛkṇāḥ—cut; sapta-dhā—into seven; na—not; api—still; mamrire—died.

TRANSLATION

First I cut the child in the womb into seven pieces, which became seven children. Then I cut each of the children into seven pieces again. By the grace of the Supreme Lord, however, none of them died.

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