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SB 10.81.8

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 8

itthaṁ vicintya vasanāc
cīra-baddhān dvi-janmanaḥ
svayaṁ jahāra kim idam
iti pṛthuka-taṇḍulān


SYNONYMS

ittham—in this manner; vicintya—thinking; vasanāt—from the garment; cīra—in a strip of cloth; baddhān—tied up; dvi-janmanaḥ—of the twice-born brāhmaṇa; svayam—Himself; jahāra—He took hold of; kim—what; idam—this; iti—so saying; pṛthuka-taṇḍulān—the grains of flat rice.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda


TRANSLATION

Thinking like this, the Lord snatched from the brāhmaṇa's garment the grains of flat rice tied up in an old piece of cloth and exclaimed, "What is this?