SB 11.7.53

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 7: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava

SB 11.7.52

SB 11.7.54

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 53

kapotaḥ kaścanāraṇye
kṛta-nīḍo vanaspatau
kapotyā bhāryayā sārdham
uvāsa katicit samāḥ

SYNONYMS

kapotaḥ—pigeon; kaścana—a certain; araṇye—in the forest; kṛta-nīḍaḥ—having built his nest; vanaspatau—in a tree; kapotyā—with a female pigeon; bhāryayā—his wife; sa-ardham—as his companion; uvāsa—he dwelled; katicit—for some; samāḥ—years.

TRANSLATION

There once was a pigeon who lived in the forest along with his wife. He had built a nest within a tree and lived there for several years in her company.