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