SB 11.7.57

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

SB 11.7.56 - SB 11.7.58

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 57

kapotī prathamaṁ garbhaṁ

gṛhṇantī kāla āgate

aṇḍāni suṣuve nīḍe

sta-patyuḥ sannidhau satī

SYNONYMS

kapotī—the female pigeon; prathamam—her first; garbham—pregnancy; gṛhṇantī—carrying; kāle—when the time (for delivery); āgate—had come; aṇḍāni—eggs; suṣuve—she delivered; nīḍe—in the nest; sva-patyuḥ—of her husband; sannidhau—in the presence; satī—the chaste.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Then the female pigeon experienced her first pregnancy. When the time arrived, the chaste lady delivered a number of eggs within the nest in the presence of her husband.

SB 11.7.56 - SB 11.7.58