SB 1.6.9

Devanāgarī

एकदा निर्गतां गेहाद्दुहन्तीं निशि गां पथि । सर्पोऽदशत्पदा स्पृष्ट: कृपणां कालचोदित: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

ekadā nirgatāṁ gehād duhantīṁ niśi gāṁ pathi sarpo ’daśat padā spṛṣṭaḥ kṛpaṇāṁ kāla-coditaḥ

Synonyms

ekadā—once upon a time;nirgatām—having gone away;gehāt—from home;duhantīm—for milking;niśi—at night;gām—the cow;pathi—on the path;sarpaḥ—snake;adaśat—bitten;padā—on the leg;spṛṣṭaḥ—thus struck;kṛpaṇām—the poor woman;kāla-coditaḥ—influenced by supreme time.

Translation

Once upon a time, my poor mother, when going out one night to milk a cow, was bitten on the leg by a serpent, influenced by supreme time.

Purport