SB 3.31.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 31: Lord Kapila's Instructions on the Movements of the Living Entities

SB 3.31.23

SB 3.31.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

patito bhuvy asṛṅ-miśraḥ
viṣṭhā-bhūr iva ceṣṭate
rorūyati gate jñāne
viparītāṁ gatiṁ gataḥ

SYNONYMS

patitaḥ—fallen; bhuvi—on the earth; asṛk—with blood; miśraḥ—smeared; viṣṭhā-bhūḥ—a worm; iva—like; ceṣṭate—he moves his limbs; rorūyati—cries loudly; gate—being lost; jñāne—his wisdom; viparītām—the opposite; gatim—state; gataḥ—gone to.

TRANSLATION

The child thus falls on the ground, smeared with stool and blood, and plays just like a worm germinated from the stool. He loses his superior knowledge and cries under the spell of māyā.

SB 3.31.23

SB 3.31.25