āmi kahi, — āmāra anātha pitā-mātā
āmi bālaka, — sannyāsera kibā jāni kathā

 āmi kahi - I said; āmāra - My; anātha - helpless; pitā-mātā - father and mother; āmi - I am; bālaka - only a child; sannyāsera - of the renounced order of life; kibā - what; jāni - I know; kathā - words.


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“I replied to Viśvarūpa, ‘I have My helpless father and mother, and also I am but a child. What do I know about the sannyāsa order of life?

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