SB 10.4.17
Devanāgarī
दैवमप्यनृतं वक्ति न मर्त्या एव केवलम् । यद्विश्रम्भादहं पाप: स्वसुर्निहतवाञ्छिशून् ॥ १७ ॥
Text
daivam apy anṛtaṁ vakti na martyā eva kevalam yad-viśrambhād ahaṁ pāpaḥ svasur nihatavāñ chiśūn
Synonyms
daivam—providence;api—also;anṛtam—lies;vakti—say;na—not;martyāḥ—human beings;eva—certainly;kevalam—only;yat-viśrambhāt—because of believing that prophecy;aham—I;pāpaḥ—the most sinful;svasuḥ—of my sister;nihatavān—killed;śiśūn—so many children.
Translation
Alas, not only human beings but sometimes even providence lies. And I am so sinful that I believed the omen of providence and killed so many of my sister’s children.