SB 11.7.57
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.