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CC Madhya 15.252 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 252

śuni' ṣāṭhīra mātā śire-buke ghāta māre
'ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka'--ihā bale bāre bāre


SYNONYMS

śuni'-hearing; ṣāṭhīra mātā—the mother of Ṣāṭhī; śire—on the head; buke—on the chest; ghāta māre—strikes; ṣāṭhī rāṇḍī ha-uka—let Ṣāṭhī become a widow; ihā bale—says this; bāre bāre—again and again.


TRANSLATION

When Ṣāṭhī's mother, Bhaṭṭācārya's wife, heard of this incident, she immediately began to strike her head and chest, saying again, "Let Ṣāṭhī become a widow!"