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SB 6.15.20

Devanāgarī

तदैव ते परं ज्ञानं ददामि गृहमागत: । ज्ञात्वान्याभिनिवेशं ते पुत्रमेव ददाम्यहम् ॥ २० ॥

Text

tadaiva te paraṁ jñānaṁ dadāmi gṛham āgataḥ jñātvānyābhiniveśaṁ te putram eva dadāmy aham

Synonyms

tadā—then;eva—indeed;te—unto you;param—transcendental;jñānam—knowledge;dadāmi—I would have delivered;gṛham—to your home;āgataḥ—came;jñātvā—knowing;anya-abhiniveśam—absorption in something else (in material things);te—your;putram—a son;eva—only;dadāmi—gave;aham—I.

Translation

When I first came to your home, I could have given you the supreme transcendental knowledge, but when I saw that your mind was absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son, who caused you jubilation and lamentation.

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