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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.6.6
ekatmaja me janani
cakre snehanubandhanam
SYNONYMS
eka-atmaja -- having only one son; me -- my; janani -- mother; yosit -- woman by class; mudha -- foolish; ca -- and; kinkari -- maidservant; mayi -- unto me; atmaje -- being her offspring; ananya-gatau -- one who has no alternative for protection; cakre -- did it; sneha-anubandhanam -- tied by affectionate bondage.
TRANSLATION
I was the only son of my mother, who was not only a simple woman but a maidservant as well. Since I was her only offspring, she had no other alternative for protection: she bound me with the tie of affection.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness