SB 9.3.4
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.