इन्द्र उवाच अम्ब तेऽहं व्यवसितमुपधार्यागतोऽन्तिकम् । लब्धान्तरोऽच्छिदं गर्भमर्थबुद्धिर्न धर्मदृक् ॥ ७१ ॥
indra uvaca amba te ’ham vyavasitam upadharyagato ’ntikam labdhantaro ’cchidam garbham artha-buddhir na dharma-drk
- indrah uvaca
- Indra said
- amba
- O mother
- te
- your
- aham
- I
- vyavasitam
- vow
- upadharya
- understanding
- agatah
- came
- antikam
- nearby
- labdha
- having found
- antarah
- a fault
- acchidam
- I cut
- garbham
- the embryo
- artha-buddhih
- being self-interested
- na
- not
- dharma-drk
- possessing vision of religion.
Indra replied: My dear mother, because I was grossly blinded by selfish interests, I lost sight of religion. When I understood that you were observing a great vow in spiritual life, I wanted to find some fault in you. When I found such a fault, I entered your womb and cut the embryo to pieces.