Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanya and Cyavana Muni. Text 4

ते दैवचोदिता बाला ज्योतिषी कण्टकेन वै ।
अविध्यन्मुग्धभावेन सुस्रावासृक् ततो बहिः ॥४॥

te daiva-coditÄ bÄlÄ
jyotiṣī kaṇṭakena vai
avidhyan mugdha-bhÄvena
susrÄvÄsá¹›k tato bahiḥ

 te - those two; daiva-coditÄ - as if impelled by providence; bÄlÄ - that young daughter; jyotiṣī - two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm; kaṇṭakena - with a thorn; vai - indeed; avidhyat - pierced; mugdha-bhÄvena - as if without knowledge; susrÄva - came out; asá¹›k - blood; tataḥ - from there; bahiḥ - outside.


Text

As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.

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