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CC Antya 6.40



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 40

daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate?
janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite


SYNONYMS

daḍira bandhane — by bonds of ropes; tāṅre — him; rākhibā — will you keep; ke mate — how; janma-dātā pitā — the father who begets the child; nāre — is not able; prārabdha — the reaction of previous activities; khaṇḍāite — to nullify.


TRANSLATION

"How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one’s father to nullify the reactions of one’s past activities."