एकात्मजा मे जननी योषिन्मूढा च किङ्करी । मय्यात्मजेऽनन्यगतौ चक्रे स्नेहानुबन्धनम् ॥ ६ ॥
ekatmaja me janani yosin mudha ca kinkari mayy atmaje ’nanya-gatau cakre snehanubandhanam
- 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.
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.