daá¸ira bandhane tÄá¹…re rÄkhibÄ ke-mate?
janma-dÄtÄ pitÄ nÄre 'prÄrabdha' khaṇá¸Äite

 daá¸ira bandhane - by bonds of ropes; tÄá¹…re - him; rÄkhibÄ - will you keep; ke mate - how; janma-dÄtÄ pitÄ - the father who begets the child; nÄre - is not able; prÄrabdha - the reaction of previous activities; khaṇá¸Äite - to nullify.


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“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.

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