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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.37

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 37

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maitreya uvāca
sva-sargasyāśiṣaṁ lokyām
āśāsānāṁ pravepatīm
nivṛtta-sandhyā-niyamo
bhāryām āha prajāpatiḥ


Synonyms

maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya said uvācathe great sage Maitreya said — the great sage Maitreya said; svaof her own children-sargasyaof her own children — of her own children; āśiṣamwelfare — welfare; lokyāmin the world — in the world; āśāsānāmdesiring — desiring; pravepatīmwhile trembling — while trembling; nivṛttaaverted from — averted from; sandhyāthe rules and regulations of evening-niyamaḥthe rules and regulations of evening — the rules and regulations of evening; bhāryāmunto the wife — unto the wife; āhasaid — said; prajāpatiḥthe progenitor — the progenitor.


Translation

Maitreya said: The great sage Kaśyapa thus addressed his wife, who was trembling because of fear that her husband was offended. She understood that he had been dissuaded from his daily duties of offering evening prayers, yet she desired the welfare of her children in the world.

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