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CC Antya 6.40 (1975)



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.